Catch up.

Speaker’s Corner

SAT 10th OCTOBER 20 11:00

Speaker's Corner was on the #FolkestonePlinth in Payers Park. 20+ people came to speak about anything that connects to the festival themes. A great way to start the festival’s events, hearing from all voices across our town. CLICK PLAY ON VIDEO TO WATCH

Neurology of Power: People, Power and a Pandemic

SAT 10th OCTOBER 20 17:00

A timely and extraordinary one-off conversation exploring the Neurology of Power and its impact on each of us, right now. Led by Cultural Thinker Suzanne Alleyne, and joined by Festival neurologist and neuroscientist Tim Rittman, LA based family physician Dr Joy Jones and Dr Jerome D. Lubbe of thriveneuro.com fame. For more info on speakers, click here. CLICK PLAY ON VIDEO TO WATCH

Dadderrs.

SUN 11th OCTOBER 20 17:00

Catch up watching the Q&A which followed watching the Dadderrs episodes. Hosted by Diane Dever, with guests Oliver Pratt, and Dadderrs stars Frauke Requardt and Daniel Oliver. SKIP TO 30:10 mins TO WATCH SESSION.

Steve | Q&A

WED 21ST OCTOBER 20 18:30

Catch up watching the Q&A which followed the communal watch of the Steve Documentary. Join Ben, with James and Oliver, Folkestone's Talk Club captains, to listen to their discussion about the film as well as Folkestone's Talk Club - a weekly meet-up for men to build mental fitness. Before doing this, click here to watch the full film of Steve if you like. CLICK PLAY ON VIDEO TO WATCH

Non Knowing Growing

SAT 07TH NOVEMBER 20 17:00

Join author of The Overweight Brain and co-founder of the East Side Institute, the NYC-based home of social therapeutics, Lois Holzman, in conversation, to explore the value of 'non-knowing growing'. CLICK PLAY ON VIDEO TO WATCH

Negative Capability

WED 11TH NOVEMBER 20 18:00

Catch up with poets Shazea Quraishi & Sophie Herxheimer in conversation with Folkestone’s Poets Corner in this poetry salon.

Exploring the notion of Growing V Knowing from the poet’s perspective, the poets shared their creativity and writing practices, and the need for a poet to create within uncertainty. CLICK PLAY ON VIDEO TO WATCH

December Crafts

Normal? Festival welcomed Susan Mckenna of Thread Bare Woman to run a December Crafts programme. Together, we followed creative prompts on #SlowStitching and guidance from Susan. December Crafts is for EVERYONE who is able - whether you haven’t held a needle and thread in years, or ever - these sessions are for all of us!

December Crafts accompanies us through these winter months. Pick up a needle and thread and dip in at any time or stage that suits you.

CLICK THE ‘WATCH HERE’ BUTTON ON THE RIGHT to catch up with Susan when December Crafts was launched on the 5th Dec 21, and to tune in for a live introduction and guiding through Slow Stitching. Also if you’re starting now, click to follow the rest of the daily instructions HERE.

Growing The Stuff Of Thought - Cocktail Hour

FRI 29TH JANUARY 21 19:00

So…from a tiny piece of skin, Professor Selina grows human brain cells - in a dish…Hear about what it was like for Charlie Murphy and Philip Ball to have their cells growing outside of their bodies. Join us to discuss what this means for all of us… our understandings of biology… and hopes for the future…

Catch up with the conversation & cocktail hour which jump-started the January weekender of events. CLICK PLAY ON THE VIDEO TO WATCH.

Byron Vincent - Instagramming the Apocalypse

SAT 30TH JANUARY 21 20:00

In a new film, performer and festival friend Byron Vincent brings the force of his wit and wisdom to shine a spotlight on the post-satire age, as a premiere screening, especially for Normal? Festival of the Brain.

You can watch the film here & watch the intro to the film by clicking play on the video to the right.

(it speaks) - Clare Unsworth.

FRI 26TH FEBRUARY 21 19:00

On Friday 26 of February, we were delighted to be hosting the World Premiere of the first autobiographical short film from Folkestone’s arguably most in-demand filmmaker, Clare Unsworth - (it speaks).

A quiet, meditative film, intimately exploring psychosis, connection and communion with chaos, the universe, and the minutiae of everything.

Click play on the first video to your right to watch the film, and after, catch up on the intimate conversation & Q&A that followed the screening on the video second to your right.