🌠 To commemorate Refugee Week, we are offering tickets to watch ‘The Walk’ - a documentary following the story of Amal, a giant puppet of a young Syrian refugee girl. She’s a 10-year-old symbolising the joint struggles of millions in her situation across the world; and a beacon of hope that we can unite as human beings to create a welcoming space for all!

🎭 The one-night-only screening will be followed by a puppetry demonstration so you can learn about how this 12ft/3.7m is moved and walked across the globe!

🎥 Join us at the Ritzy, an architectural marvel that stands as a testament to early cinema development and culture in London

About the event:

Asil, a young Syrian refugee, tells her story through Little Amal, a 12ft puppet symbolising millions of displaced children. Little Amal’s journey from the Syrian border in Turkey across Europe is one of compassion and discovery. Good Chance Theatre's "The Walk" is not a typical documentary. It mixes vérité documentary with fantastical semi-scripted elements to create a fairytale for children and adults alike..

London Breeze Film Festival is delighted to once again be supporting Refugee Week and this year's theme of 'Community as a Superpower'. Join us at The Ritzy and follow the 3,000-mile journey made by Little Amal and her puppeteers representing every child's need for comfort, welcome, safety and a home.

The screening will be followed by a free 30-minute interactive puppetry demonstration from the world renowned Little Angel Puppet Theatre, who will bring along two puppets made and operated in similar ways to Little Amal - made by the creators of the War Horse puppets.

Important information:

📆 Tuesday the 17th of June

🚇 Meeting at Barking Station for 5:00pm (to Brixton Station)

(Alternative meeting point: the Ritzy Picturehouse, Brixton; for 6:15pm)

🕤 Returning to Barking station for 9:30pm

Access :

The lifts at Barking Station are currently out of service.

Brixton station is step-free from train to street

If you want to prepare yourself or someone you know for what will happen at the event you can also read our social story here.

If you have any questions about the event or if there is anything we can do to make it more accessible and enjoyable for you please email izzy@creativebd.org.uk.

Who is this for?

This event is for ADULTS who live or study in Barking and Dagenham.

Trip to The Ritzy Screening of 'The Walk' and Puppetry Demonstration