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As You Like It: Film Guide

Shakespeare Week, 15 Mar - 21 Mar

A film guide that looks at As You Like It (2006), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.

Suitable for 12+

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The Fits: Film Guide

International Day of the Girl Child, 11 Oct

A film guide that looks at The Fits (2015), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.

Suitable for 15+

1 ppt

Tomboy: Film Guide

LGBTQ History Month, 1 Feb - 1 Mar

A film guide that looks at Tomboy (2011), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.

Suitable for 15–16

1 ppt

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