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From the stories we inherit to the ones we’re still making, there’s a whole world of memory and heritage that deserves to be seen, shared and kept alive.

Join us for our first film festival, a day of films that challenge, stories that liberate and ideas that refuse to fit neatly into the ways we’ve been taught to see. A day where the past can sit beside the present as history becomes a way of imagining.

Developed with support from CONTACT.

Funded by @heritagefunduk

📍 @Contactmcr
21 November
Link to tickets in our bio.

#SMWFILMFEST by @seemyworldfest

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23 days ago

Have a front row seat to the action. Our volunteers are an important part of what makes See My World Festival happen. From supporting events and artists to welcoming people and helping things run smoothly, there are lots of ways to get involved and be part of the team.

With our first See My World Film Festival coming to @contactmcr this November, we’re looking for volunteers to join us and help bring the festival to life.

Apply via the link in our bio.

#SMWFilmFest taken in Contact by @seemyworldfest

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4 days ago

What does Sasa na Zamani really mean?

The concept challenges the Western idea that time moves only forward. The past remains present, with history, memory and lived experience continuing to shape us.

But it is bigger than an idea about time. It asks us to question the way we understand where we come from, where we are, and where we are going.

Across film, literature, and music, there are artists who have understood this deeply. Artists who see history as something alive and the future as something we are already creating.

Here are five of them.

#SMWFilmFestival taken in Manchester, United Kingdom by @seemyworldfest

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6 days ago

Poetic Justice brings three generations of Black poets in Manchester into a conversation that stretches across time, tracing the lines between what we inherit and what we make our own.

A film about finding your voice, and knowing what it means to speak back.

Poetic Justice premieres at SEE MY WORLD Film Festival @contactmcr on 21 November 2026. Link to tickets in our bio.

📸 by @alabramo

#SMWFILMFEST taken in Manchester, UK by @seemyworldfest

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10 days ago

Homage is a cinematic love letter to dance as a communal, political, and spiritual act.

By documenting the memories of Pan-African artists and creatives the film traces the rhythms, stories and movements that have shaped Manchester’s dance history.

Homage premieres at SEE MY WORLD Film Festival @contactmcr on 21 November 2026. You can find the link to tickets in our bio.

📸 by @alabramo

#SMWFILMFEST taken in Contact by @seemyworldfest

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12 days ago

We’re looking for people to help us bring the festival to life, from behind the scenes to working with audiences, filmmakers, artists and the wider team.

All skills, interests and levels of experience welcome.
Apply to volunteer through the link in our bio.

#SMWFILMFEST #SEEMYWORLD #VOLUNTEER by @seemyworldfest

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17 days ago

🎞️ FILM FESTIVAL CALLOUT 🎞️
Submissions are open.

This November, See My World is hosting its first Film Festival @contactmcr dedicated to Pan-African and Global Majority films from the North of England, and we’d love to showcase your work. Whether you’re an emerging filmmaker or have been making work for years, we want to hear from you.

The festival programme draws on the Swahili conception of time developed by Kenyan philosopher John Mbiti, which challenges Western conceptions of time.

We are are looking to for films guided by Pan-African principles of decolonisation, social justice, and racial equality, in search of strategies for liberation. How does liberation, especially for black and global majority communities, express itself?

You don’t need to make something new for the festival. If you have an existing film (up to 30mins) that speaks to the themes in any way, and it has not had prior theatrical or commercial streaming release, we’d love to see it.

There’s no submission fee, and selected filmmakers will receive a £100 honorarium for the screening of their work.

📅 Deadline: 9 October

Apply via the link in our bio.

Funded by @heritagefunduk

#SEEMYWORLD #FILMFESTIVAL #MANCHESTER by @seemyworldfest

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a month ago

CASTING CALL | POETIC JUSTICE

Are you a Black poet from Manchester? We're looking for voices to feature in Poetic Justice, a short poetic documentary exploring voice, memory, identity and the power of Black poetry across generations. We're particularly looking for people who were born and/or raised in the city and are still currently living there.

We're currently casting:
• A working-class poet or spoken word artist
• A young poet (aged 15–18) from Moston/North Manchester
• An emerging poet or spoken word artist - preferably a woman/femme presenting person.

Filming will take place between the 3rd to 5th August, so applicants should be available during this period. An honorary fee and travel expenses will be provided.

If this sounds like you, or someone you know, we'd love to hear from you.

📩 Get in touch via DM or email to kinaya@bigpeoplemusic.co.uk express your interest with short bio and a portfolio/a couple of poems you written.

Deadline: Wednesday 29th of July 2026

#SeeMyWorldFestival #CastingCall #ManchesterPoets #BlackPoetry by @seemyworldfest

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2 months ago

Introducing See My World’s new series: ‘EVERYDAY PEOPLE’, a short-form documentary series exploring the lives of ordinary people shaping Manchester’s cultural identity.

In our first episode ‘001 LINFORD SWEENEY’ we speak to historian and community leader, Linford Sweeney, who played an active role in forming Moss Side’s cultural arts and community hub in the 1980s through into the 2000s.

Linford shares his story on how he got involved in community work and shares insight on what the future holds for Moss Side and the Manchester’s black community.

Credits:
Directed by @wxvei and @nicolaornikki
Produced by @nicolaornikki and @tundedotbpm
Videography by @agz_film

#SEEMYWORLD #EVERYDAYPEOPLE #MANCHESTER #MOSSSIDE taken in Kath Locke Centre Mosside by @seemyworldfest

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3 months ago

Walk with us 🚶🏾‍♀️🚶🏿

A beautiful recap of our Pan-African Legacies Heritage Trail walking tour hosted by historian Linford Sweeney!

The walking trail is rooted in the enduring legacy of the 1975 Pan-African Congress — a historic gathering that brought influential African and Caribbean activists, intellectuals and organisers to Manchester to shape global liberation movements.

If you weren’t able to join us on our walking tour, head over to our website where you can download our heritage trail map 🔗 linked in bio

📹 @agz_film

#SEEMYWORLD #PANAFRICANISM #LEGACY #HERITAGETRAIL #MANCHESTER taken in Oxford Road by @seemyworldfest

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3 months ago

LEGACY CELEBRATION 12.06.26

To celebrate the launch of the Pan-African Legacies Heritage Trail and to end the walking tour we gathered at Hulme’s community hub, the Kath Locke Centre for Caribbean food, refreshments and impactful discussions 💭

A special thanks to everyone who attended and shared their insight on the history & development of Manchester’s Pan-African community!

📹 @agz_film

#SEEMYWORLD #LEGACY #HERITAGETRAIL #MOSSSIDE #MANCHESTER taken in Manchester, United Kingdom by @seemyworldfest

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3 months ago

PAN-AFRICAN LEGACIES HERITAGE TRAIL LAUNCH [Part II] 12.06.26

More moments captured from our Pan-African Heritage Trail walking tour hosted by Historian @linfordsweeney

📍Part 2 of the tour took participants around Moss Side and Hulme High Street via private bus. Locations that held cultural legacy to Manchester’s African & Caribbean communities were explored teaching walkers how each place was shaped by the arrival and settlement of the Windrush Generation in Moss Side and Hulme.

🗺️ Download our heritage trail map on our website via the link in our bio!

📸 @marvellshotit

#SEEMYWORLD #HERITAGETRAIL #PANAFRICANISM #MANCHESTER taken in Moss Side by @seemyworldfest

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