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30 August – 31 October 2025

Miner’s Weekend School

Amber Films’ Current Affairs Unit

UK, 1984–85 

The Burr of Berwick Film Library presents Miners’ Weekend School (1984), a six-part documentary produced by Amber Films’ Current Affairs Unit during the 1984–85 Miners’ Strike.

Filmed in Ashington, the tapes document a grassroots weekend of political education, where miners and activists gathered to strategise, organise, and support one another. Topics include police tactics, legal rights, media bias, support groups, and union coordination—issues that remain urgent today.

This exhibition marks the 40th anniversary of the strike and invites reflection on mutual aid, working-class self-education, and the role of grassroots organising in resisting anti-strike legislation.

Part of Amber’s radical legacy in British cinema, footage from the Miners’ Weekend School also featured in News from Durham (1984) and led to Can’t Beat It Alone (1985).

Past Film Library Exhibitions

Amelia Read • 20th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival • 2025

27 March – 19 July 2025

Endless Love Tapes

Wendy Clarke and Kim Coleman

UK/USA, 1977 – 

The current library is Endless Love Tapes by Wendy Clarke and Kim Coleman: a collection of over 2,500 videos capturing diverse perspectives on love since 1977. At the 20th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, Clarke collaborated with artist Kim Coleman on Endless Love Tapes – continuing the evolution of the collection through a new series of Love Tapes made in Berwick, and screened on the final night of the Festival. The project continues locally until 19 July 2025 in The Burr.

For more information about Endless Love Tapes, please visit this page.