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Margate Film Festival Screening: Bugs on Film at Crab Museum

Join Worm Factory and The Crab Museum in the crustacean invertebrate collaboration of the century, for a special screening of Bugs on Film!

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to stay at a hotel run by spiders, been curious about the scandalous lives of beetles behind close doors, or wanted to take a trip to a miniature zoo, this is your chance! We’ll be screening a selection of bug-themed shorts including The Cobweb Hotel (1936), Insect Zoo (1950), and The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912), preparing you for the Roger Corman feature finale, Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957).

WHEN: Friday 28 November, 7pm-8:30pm.

WHERE: Crab Museum, Margate.

Book your tickets here.

Outside the Lines: Art x Sport Sessions with Defiant Sports

A weekly group combining sport and art into one creative ball of fun and self-expression. Expect activities like painting by throwing darts at balloons full of paint, stop motion, zine making, photography and more!

These sessions are run in collaboration with Defiant Sports, a not-for-profit providing accessible and inclusive sports across Sussex.

WHEN: Wednesday’s, 4:30pm-6pm.

WHERE: Defiant Sports Inclusion Hub, Archery Recreation Ground, Willoughby Crescent, Eastbourne, BN22 8RA

Find out more and book your spot.

Previous Events

Fundraiser and Film Screening: Is There Anybody Out There? (2023)

A film screening and fundraiser of Is There Anybody Out There? in Eastbourne on a sensory bus, raising money for Defiant Sports to help them build the first fully accessible sports centre in Sussex.

BFI: Art of Action at Towner Eastbourne – Stop Motion Workshop & Screening (Worm Factory x Toadlickers Collective)

A stop motion workshop teaching people the basics of stop motion animation, and apps they can use to create for free. Followed by a screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010).

BFI: Art of Action at Towner Eastbourne – Collage Workshop & Screening (Worm Factory x Toadlickers Collective)

An opportunity to collage your alter-ego, using various magazines and word prompts, followed by a screening of Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).

Storytelling & Worldbuilding: Creating a World People Don’t Want to Leave (Talk)

A presentation exploring how to create a story that draws people in, and a world that they don’t want to leave. Part of Games Fest 2025 at White Rock Theatre, Hastings.

Lucky Dip: Creating a World Using Everyday Objects (Workshop)

A workshop fostering an environment of freedom to play without any expectations or restrictions. Creating characters, worlds and artworks out of everyday household items. Part of Games Fest 2025 at White Rock Theatre, Hastings.