The essay film is .a hybrid form that brings together elements of documentary and experimental filmmaking into a highly personal and often politically engaged mode of expression.
Although the main festival takes place over a week at the end of March each year, BIMI in fact organises essay-related screenings and events as part of its general programme, going back to its first ever event, a study day devoted to Chris Marker in January 2013.
In the run-up to the annual festival, we also schedule a series of “prelude” essay film events, which form a very significant part of our broad research interests concerning the historical as well as contemporary manifestations of the essay form.
RECENT ESSAY FILM FESTIVAL REORDINGS
Essay Film Festival 2018: Montgomery Clift Discussion
Essay Film Festival 2018: Star Johann Lurf Q&A
Essay Film Festival 2018: Vivienne Dick Q&A
All our Essay Film Festival recordings can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/user-952189740