An event showcasing an unmissable two and a half hours of the best action and adventure films from around the world.
Excess proceeds generated by ticket sales will be donated to the England and Wales Mountain Rescue (charity No.222596). The more tickets we sell the more money we can donate to this admirable cause!
The films we are excited to show you:

ALONE ON A RIVER

In November 2012, an international team of paddlers set out for the distant reaches of the Langu Khola, in the recently opened Dolpo region of Nepal. It took them a month to complete the mission, trekking over 5,000m passes and paddling class 5 rapids for 560 kilometres in remote locations, utterly alone and without hope of rescue if something went wrong. In their words; one of the most rewarding expeditions in kayaking history.

COMPULSION

A short film which examines the lure of cave exploration, and the personal motives that draw cavers back – even to the point of pushing the dangerous boundaries of a cave system.

DOWN THE LINE

A handful of dedicated Vancouverites are bringing a new sport to their local mountains, a sport that has always been linked exclusively to Utah and the Alps: canyoneering. Against all expectations, the surroundings of Vancouver are an amazing playground for canyoneers and one thing sets the region apart from all others; none of the canyons have ever been explored. Nobody even knows where they are. We follow Damien and Liucia in their quest for ‘first descent’ canyons in the mountains of Squamish, in a cinematic journey down deep slots and magnificent waterfalls. Their love for exploration is dangerous and very committing. Once in a canyon, the only way out is down!

IMAGINATE

Two years in the making, street trials rider Danny MacAskill releases his brand new riding film. Whilst previous projects have focused on locations and journeys, MacAskill’s Imaginate sees Danny take a completely different approach to riding. Enter Danny’s mind and enjoy…

ROCKIN CUBA

Striking a subtle balance between a musical and a pure sport-climbing movie, this film is the fruit of many years of labour. The movie leaves no detail to chance; everything fits smoothly and seamlessly together. The musicians accompany the climbers in an intricate dance that pushes the genre of films to new heights. This is first and foremost the story of six climbers traveling to Cuba to put up new sport routes; Mickaël Fuselier and Nina Caprez are joined by Enzo Oddo, Mélissa Le Nevé, Cédric Lachat and Sébastien Boussogne. This fun-loving group bolted an entire area of new routes in the Viñales Valley, but there’s an entirely different adventure, bringing together the movie’s characters through music.

THE BOY WHO FLIES (festival cut)

Following a dream, Canadian paraglider pilot Benjamin Jordan travels to Malawi to teach children the joys of kite flying. There he meets Godfrey, a young man who has always dreamed of flying though has never had the means.The odd pair tour the country on bikes, building kites with local children while motivating them to follow their dreams, no matter the challenge. They are destined for Malawi’s highest peak, where after weeks of ground training, the two will attempt to fly down and make Godfrey the first Malawian paraglider pilot. Observing himself through the eyes of the Malawians, Jordan must come to grips with truths about who he is as a westerner, while Godfrey is required to reach deeper into his faith than ever before as he prepares to leap off a mountain and trust the paraglider. Shining a new light on Malawian culture and lifestyle, “The Boy Who Flies” dives deep into the unique perspectives of both characters as they confront and overcome the challenges on their journey, each in their own unique way.

WRANGELLED

The Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska is 13.2 million acres full of spectacular mountains and glaciers. In April of 2013, four friends ventured into a remote section of the park to live on a glacier for two weeks, setting up base camp in the centre of untouched terrain, below some incredible ski lines…

Professor of Caribbean Literature and Culture at Goldsmiths University, Joan Anim-Addo brings us her voice on Black Women’s Writing and the place of the Black figure in the Humanities. This event will be hosted in connection with Oxford ACS.

Chairman of Boies, Schiller and Flexner LLP. David Boies has conducted many of the leading commercial, constitutional and civil liberties cases in the US. He represented Vice President Al Gore in “Bush v Gore” and the Justice Department in “United States v Microsoft”, and has led the battle for civil rights on many fronts including the right of marriage for gay citizens. Mansfield College Annual Hands Lecture, Convener Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.

Subtitle: Forced displacement, coercion and foreign policy

Seminar by Professor Kelly M. Greenhill (Tufts University)

Part of the Refugee Studies Centre Trinity term Public Seminar Series

Popular Representations of Development takes a novel approach to the broad discipline of development studies that goes beyond narrow policy or social science frameworks. Instead, the authors reassess the breadth and popularity of development studies through analysis of literature, films, and other non-conventional forms of representation.

Encompassing the FLJS programmes in development and law, film, and literature, this book colloquium invites attendees to rethink their understanding of development issues in favour of a holistic approach.

Participants include

Professor David Lewis, editor of Popular Representations of Development and Professor of Social Policy and Development, LSE

Dr Catherine Jenkins, Lecturer in Law and Chair of the Centre for Law and Conflict, SOAS

Dr Tim Markham, Head of Department, Media and Cultural Studies, Birkbeck

Dr Amir Paz-Fuchs, Lecturer in Employment Law, University of Sussex

Martin Wynne, Digital Methods Specialist, Oxford e-Research Centre

Professor Roger Griffin (Oxford Brookes University), author of ‘Terrorist’s Creed’, will draw upon actual examples of terrorist attacks and a number of films in this talk to help explain why ‘ordinary’ individuals carry out violent attacks, and what possibilities might exist for deradicalization (for years 14+).
As part of the Oxford Brookes University Festival, Outburst, at Pegasus, 6-10 May 2014. #OutBurst2014

Join English PEN (the literary network which works to defend and promote free expression) for an evening of poetry and debate, with discussion about how publishing and human rights campaigns can join forces to help writers from across the world (ages 15+).
As part of the Oxford Brookes University Festival, Outburst, at Pegasus, 6-10 May 2014. #OutBurst2014

speakers:
William Kelly, Artist and Humanist

Dr. Rama Mani, Senior Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies at the University of Oxford and Councillor of the World Future Council

Speaker:
Professor James Sweeney, Professor of International Law, University of Lancaster

Talk on the impact of Law on our Education and the consequences for schools, children and the system.

Solidarity & responsibility-sharing for refugee protection in the EU’s Common European Asylum System

Speaker: Madeline Garlick (Radboud University)

Part of the Refugee Studies Centre Trinity term Public Seminar Series

Join Jaqueline and Simon Mitton for an evening of discussion about astronomy and the solar system.

Both authors are prolific writers in the field and will be here to not only give a talk but to answer any questions that you may have about the universe that we inhabit.

Simon is the author of Heart of Darkness which describes the incredible saga of humankind’s quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe.

Jaqueline’s latest book From Dust to Life explores the origin and evolution of our solar system.

Speaker: Edward Fitzgerald, QC
Renowned human rights lawyer and leading advocate in death row cases worldwide. Part of the Mansfield Lecture Series, convener Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.

Magic Museums at Night

Special Ashmolean Late Night Opening
Friday 16 May
7–10pm

FREE ENTRY

For 2014’s Museums At Night event, the Ashmolean is putting on an evening of magic. Curators will be presenting the magical and mystical objects of the collection while visitors are invited for magic shows and workshops, tarot reading, stargazing, flamenco dance and more.

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You ever wanted to understand more about climate change? Is it real? what are the consequences?
Come join us for an expert panel from Oxford University who will shed some light on this highly debated subject

When is a volcano going to erupt and how do you measure that?
What is Magma and how can we start studying it?

These questions and more will be explained by top academics from Oxford University.
More details on our website.

Intellectual Property Discussion Group (IPDG)

ESRC Transitional Justice Research Manual Re-Launch

Speakers:
Dr Nicola Palmer, Lecturer in Criminal Law, King’s College London
Dr Briony Jones, Senior Researcher, Dealing with the Past, swisspeace
Dr Zoe Norridge, Lecturer in English and Comparative Literature, King’s College London

Socio-economic harm and non-refoulement in international law

Speaker: Dr Michelle Foster (Melbourne Law School)

Part of the Refugee Studies Centre Trinity term Public Seminar Series

The indie director Kelly Reichardt (Meek’s Cutoff, Wendy and Lucy) will be in conversation with Dr Andrew Klevan (University of Oxford).

Kelly Reichardt is the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Historiography.

A comparison of some recent practice from Italy and the UK

Speakers: Dr Daniel Wilsher (City University London) and Francesca Cancellaro (Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna)

The detention of asylum seekers is always particularly controversial. The Saadi v UK decision of the Strasbourg Court was much criticised for condoning administrative detention of asylum seekers. It did, however, impose apparently strict legal constraints on such detention. Nevertheless, in that time, executive practice in Europe has evolved in ways that arguably further undermine these constraints. This seminar will consider practices in the UK under the detained fast-track system and in Italy on the island of Lampedusa to assess the current state of detention and its compliance with the rule of law.

speaker:
Radidja Nemar, PhD Candidate in Law, Université Paul Cézanne / Junior Research Fellow at French Strategic Institute, Military Academy

In the 2014 Annual Lecture in Law and Society, Professor Carlo Guarnieri from the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna will outline the changing nature of the civil law judge, drawing comparison with the common law counterpart, and exploring the implications of this change in the context of legal culture around the world.

Traditionally, the civil law judge has been depicted as the faithful servant of the legislature, the “mouth of the law”, according to the influential definition of Montesquieu. In recent decades, however, there has been a profound transformation in civil law countries. Judicial review of legislation has been introduced widely, judicial guarantees of independence have been strengthened, and judges are increasingly taking a new, managerial role in the administration of justice.

These profound changes in the role of the judge emphasize her active role in the legal process. Is she, as a consequence, becoming more and more similar to some of her common law brethren? Or does the “new” civil law judge retain her distinctive identity? Is this new “Euro-legalism” merely mimicking American “adversarial legalism”, with all its costs and limits, or instead, is it bringing a significant improvement to civil legal systems?

onathon Porritt, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, is an eminent writer, broadcaster, environmentalist and commentator on sustainable development. He will be talking at Cerberus about his new book, ‘The World We Made’, in which he sets out to counter the doom and gloom that surrounds today’s debates about sustainability. Come and listen for a positive and exciting account of what the future could look like.

Join Revd Mpho Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as she discusses The Book of Forgiving, written jointly with her father.
In the book, Desmond and Mpho Tutu offer guidance from their own lives and all they have witnessed along the four-fold path of forgiveness. The Book of Forgiving is an inspiring, personal and practical guide to forgiveness and to creating a more united world by learning to let go of resentment and realise that we can forgive and still pursue justice.

Mpho will be in discussion with Broadcaster and University Challenge host Jeremy Paxman.

For tickets email: Sophia@childrensradiofoundation.org

Dress code: Lounge suits or blazer and shirt (no jeans and for ladies no above the knee)

speaker:

Vincent Courcelle-Labrousse, Defence Counsel at the ICTR and Special Tribunal for Lebanon