Re-imagining the Hospital on Film: Screenings Series (18-20 May 2026)

Monday 18 May 2026, 6:00pm to Wednesday 20 May 2026, 8:00pm

Venue

BLN - Marcus Merriman LT - View Map

Open to

All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, External Organisations, Postgraduates, Staff, Undergraduates

Registration

Registration not required - just turn up

Event Details

This series of three film screenings explores how film can serve as a tool to re-imagine the hospital.

This series of three film screenings explores how film can serve as a tool to re-imagine the hospital.

From 18-20 May, we will host three film screenings:

  • Allelujah!, directed by Richard Eyre (2023): Based on the play of the same title by Alan Bennett, this film tells the story of beloved Northern hospital threatened with closure
  • Every Little Thing, directed by Nicolas Philibert (1977): Documentary about the famous French psychiatric hospital, the La Borde clinic, following patients and doctors as they rehearse for the annual hospital play.
  • Hospital, directed by Frederick Wiseman (1970): Award-winning documentary following the daily life of the Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York City

Contact Details

Name Benjamin Dalton
Email

b.dalton@lancaster.ac.uk

Directions to BLN - Marcus Merriman LT

Marcus Merriman is in the Bowland Quad, located in the building in the centre of the quad