Bunker Talks Spotlight : Zodwa Nyoni
On 15th July 2025, Bunker Talks made a very significant move to the Grosvenor East building in order to delve into the research and writing of Manchester Met Scriptwriting Lecturer, Zodwa Nyoni.
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Ties That Bind: Reflections on Community and Justice
Across 10 screenings between Wednesday 7th May and Friday 27th June 2025, the Manchester Crime and Justice Film Festival showed films which provoke discussions around 21st century crime, justice and punishment.
The Cost of Us Film Screening and Creative Discussion
Join us at Stretford Public Hall for “The Cost of Us” a film created by women from Trafford, exploring the impact of the cost of living crisis on women of all ages.
Bunker Talk #153: Zodwa Nyoni
Bunker Talks invite artists and researchers to explore geopolitical, ecological or economic concerns. Curated by the Performance Research Group at Manchester School of Art
Ahead of the AI’s misinformation curve: let’s talk visual AI literacy
This exciting and timely initiative addresses the recent advancements in visual generative AI which allow anyone to create highly realistic deepfakes, leading to misinformation and personal and social harms, and cementing stereotypes and representational biases. Led by Adi Kuntsman and Jessica Elias from DISC (Digital Society Research Group), in collaboration with the AI Artist and researcher, Dr Sam Martin, the project explores these issues in dialogue with national and international experts in digital literacy, misinformation and technological challenges, and shares AI literacy tools with local communities across Manchester and beyond.
Ahead of the AI’s misinformation curve: let’s talk visual AI literacy
In collaboration with AI Artist and researcher, the project explores misinformation and technological challenges, and shares AI literacy tools
The Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival 2025
Welcome to the 2025 festival sponsored by the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University and curated by the university’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit.
Since 2019 we’ve had a consistent mission – screening great films which provoke debate and provide an alternative take on crime, justice and punishment in the 21st century
The Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival 2025
The Crime and Justice Film Festival shows films which provoke debate and an alternative take on 21st century crime, justice and punishment
Ancestral Avant-Gardes
This one-day event, organised by art historian and critic Claire Bishop, will offer a range of artistic approaches to ancestrality in contemporary art and performance.
Bunker Talks 2025
Bunker Talks create space for critical encounters, presentations, and dialogue, interviewing industry guests about practice & research.