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SUMMARY:A Message Home: The Calling Blighty Films of the 'Forgotten Army'
LOCATION:Miami Beach Regional\nMiami Beach Regional
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DESCRIPTION:Discover the Calling Blighty films recorded by British service
 men of the 14th Army between 1944-1946 and shown to loved ones back home i
 n Blighty (a nickname for Great Britain). See how it helped soldier morale
  as they waited to go back home. Ask about the project in a Q&A via Zoom w
 ith Steve Hawley. For more information\, please contact the branch at 305-
 535-4219 or capleyb@mdpls.org. Ages 14 yrs.+.\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/e
 vent/14712536
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>About the Speaker</strong></p>\n<p
 >Steve Hawley is a British video artist whose work has been screened world
 wide since the 1980s\, and Emeritus Professor of Media at the Manchester S
 chool of Arts\, UK. He has collaborated with the North West Film Archive o
 n many projects over the years\, and is author of <em>Men\, War and Film: 
 the Calling Blighty films of World War II</em> published by The University
  of Chicago Press.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>About the North West Film Archi
 ve</strong></p>\n<p>The North West Film Archive is the public home for the
  moving image heritage of the North West of England. Part of Manchester Me
 tropolitan University\, the Archive is based in Manchester Central Library
  &ndash\; a beautiful library in the heart of the city.</p>\n<p>From histo
 rical footage and home movies to newsreels and adverts\, the NWFA finds\, 
 preserves and shares over 60\,000 items of film and video\, for public\, e
 ducational and professional use.</p>\n<p>Set up in 1977\, the Archive coll
 ects moving images of any age\, and on any gauge - on film\, videotape\, a
 nd now what we call born-digital formats. The collection itself is stored 
 in temperature and humidity-controlled vaults and staff at the Archive hav
 e built up specialist skills in all the painstaking work of film preservat
 ion and conservation.</p>\n<p>To learn more about the North West Film Arch
 ive and the Calling Blighty films\, please visit: <span style="color: #000
 0ff\;"><a href="https://www.mmu.ac.uk/north-west-film-archive/projects/cal
 ling-blighty" style="color: #0000ff\;">https://www.mmu.ac.uk/north-west-fi
 lm-archive/projects/calling-blighty</a>&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p style="text-
 align: left\;"><span style="color: #0000ff\;"></span><span style="color: #
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 <span style="color: #0000ff\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><strong><span style=
 "color: #000000\;">About the Program Series</span></strong></p>\n<p><span 
 style="color: #000000\;">2025 marks the eightieth anniversary of the end o
 f the Second World War\, a pivotal historical moment that continues to res
 onate profoundly in our global landscape. The Miami-Dade Public Library Sy
 stem proudly presents&nbsp\;<em>World War II at 80</em>&nbsp\;- a year-lon
 g&nbsp\;series&nbsp\;honoring historical milestones. Enlightening panel di
 scussions and presentations\, thought-provoking exhibits and book clubs\, 
 along with other insightful events are planned throughout the year. Discov
 er Miami's role in this informative chapter of history and its ongoing rel
 evance today. Students may ask about earning community service hours for a
 ttending and participating in the event.<br />&nbsp\;<br />Visit&nbsp\;<a 
 href="https://mdpls.org/WWII"><span style="color: #0000ff\;">https://mdpls
 .org/WWII</span></a> to learn more and see the schedule of events.</span><
 span style="color: #000000\;"></span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\
 ;"><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/mdpls/WW_II
 _at_80_Logo.jpg" width="379" height="297" alt="" style="display: block\; m
 argin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></span></p>\nhttps://mdpls.libn
 et.info/event/14712536
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