The Film Factory - exhibition & preview

Name: The Film Factory - exhibition & preview
Start: 2025-10-02T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-02T19:00:00+01:00
Location: The Garden Café

Schedule

Thu Oct 02 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Garden Café | Brighton, EN

🎬 The Film Factory – Launch Night
Step back to the very dawn of cinema as we unveil an exhibition of rare images from films shot in St Ann’s Well Gardens by early pioneers George Albert (Bertie) Smith and Laura Bayley.
📅 Launch event: Thursday, 2nd October at 5pm - 7pm
📍 The Garden Café, St Ann’s Well Gardens
🎟️ Free entry – all welcome
Discover how their playful 1897 scenes sparked the invention of film editing and changed storytelling on screen forever. The exhibition takes place in St Ann's Well Gardens, the site of the filmmakers' film studio.
Be first to see this celebration of Brighton & Hove’s film heritage.
🎥 Continue the experience with two special film screenings introduced by film historian Frank Gray on 8 and 15 November, bringing George and Laura’s remarkable early films back to life where they were first made. Find out more: videoclub.org.uk
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The Film Factory is part of Days of Wonder, a screen heritage programme of events and activities that includes the new exhibition Play Back Forward which is on at Hove Museum of Creativity until 12 April 2026.
The Film Factory is presented by videoclub, Corridor, Screen Archive South East, Brighton & Hove Museums, the Friends of St Ann’s Well Gardens and Frank Gray. Supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, Film Hub South East/BFI and Cinecity (the Brighton Film Festival).