Oxford Events, the new replacement for OxTalks, will launch on 16th March. From now until the launch of Oxford Events, new events cannot be published or edited on OxTalks while all existing records are migrated to the new platform. The existing OxTalks site will remain available to view during this period.
From 16th, Oxford Events will launch on a new website: events.ox.ac.uk, and event submissions will resume. You will need a Halo login to submit events. Full details are available on the Staff Gateway.
TILKA is an intimate portrait of five women navigating multiple crises in Lebanon: prolonged economic collapse, a global pandemic and the aftermath of the Beirut port blast. Najah, Tima, Rania, Fatima and Fida meet in March 2021 for an artist’s residency in the mountains outside Beirut, coming together to create an original piece of theatre. As the country grapples with collapse, TILKA weaves together their individual stories With a collective story of displacement, motherhood and hope told through the play.
TILKA won Best Local Documentary at the Lebanese Independent Film Festival and the Special Jury Mention from the Beirut International Women’s Film Festival. It has also been selected for the DOK Leipzig Film Market, AWAN (Arab Women Artists Now) Festival in London and Migration Matters Festival in Sheffield.
