Learning Film premier and Q&A
Film Screening and Q&A: Three Days in China
Join us for a preview of a documentary showing the manufacturing process of the Ambessa Play DIY Flashlight, followed by a Q&A hosted by Chief Curator Johanna Agerman Ross with filmmaker Andrés Fraga, Ambessa Play founder Sara Berkai and designer Jon Marshall from Pentagram.
'Three Days in China' is a documentary by filmmaker Andrés Fraga. It follows a group of designers' visit to factories in Shenzhen where the 'Ambessa Play DIY Flashlight', a STEM learning kit, is manufactured.
Filmed over three days in October 2023, the film presents Ambessa Play's founder, Sara Berkai, along with Pentagram's design team, as they review and sign off the final parts of the flashlight design before going to mass production.
This preview will show a short version of the film, followed by a Q&A with Fraga, Berkai and designer Jon Marshall from Pentagram.
© Andrés Fraga
© Andrés Fraga
© Nick Rochowski
© Nick Rochowski
© Andrés Fraga
Speakers
Marshall is an industrial designer and partner at Pentagram, where he creates innovative products, packaging, and experiences. Notable designs include the award-winning Yoto Player, the Beeline Velo 2 cycle computer and the UEFA Europa Conference League trophy.
Fraga is a Spanish photographer, filmmaker and associate lecturer. He has a PhD and 20 years of professional experience ranging from magazines and newspapers to working with architects and manufacturers. In the last years, he has focused on the world of design, documenting with both photo and video, the process and final products of both designers and manufacturers.
Berkai is the founder of Ambessa, a social enterprise creating educational tools with children globally. With a background in software, she studied the digital divide leading to a focus on educational alternatives for conflict regions. Berkai completed an MSc in Education at the University of Oxford and was awarded Forbes 30 Under 30 in Social Impact. Ambessa has been featured in Forbes and the Financial Times, and showcased at Milan Design Week.
Agerman Ross was appointed the Conran Foundation Chief Curator at the Design Museum in 2023. She was previously curator of twentieth century and contemporary furniture and product design at the V&A where she co-curated the new permanent gallery Design 1900-Now and launched Make Good: Rethinking Material Futures, focused on design and the climate emergency. She founded the international design journal Disegno in 2011, which she edited for five years. She is still Disegno’s director.
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Background image by Nick Rochowski.
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