About this episode

Raymah Tariq reflects on Filmhouse's first year since re-opening and discusses its birthday celebrations and programming strategy.

Filmhouse are turning one! Technically tomorrow (Saturday 27 June 2026), but who's counting? In today's show we hear from Program Manager Raymah Tariq, who reflects on the first year since re-opening in June 2025. The discussion includes a peek behind-the-scenes at programming strategy, Filmhouse first birthday celebrations and the 'We Have A Cinema And We're Not Afraid To Use It' strand, and how silent film/ wider repertory cinema fits into contemporary scheduling. Additional reading/ relevant links: Access a full english transcript of this conversation here . Filmhouse first birthday party (Saturday 27 June)! Filmhouse birthday programme: We've Got A Cinema And We're Not Afraid To Use It Filmhouse birthday programme: Team Birthday Picks Filmhouse birthday programme: Top Filmhouse Films More info about Filmhouse Birthday programme and ticketing

People in this episode

Guest: Raymah Tariq

Topics covered

• Filmhouse
• silent film
• repertory cinema
• programming strategy
• birthday celebrations

Keywords

• Filmhouse
• silent film
• birthday
• programming
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Filmhouse

Books & works: We Have A Cinema And We're Not Afraid To Use It

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