The Changing Faces of Diss

Date: Friday 29th August 2025

Time: 7.00pm

Tickets: FREE but please register your place

 

The Changing Faces of Diss 

 

In The Changing Faces of Diss, memory runs wild. Part documentary, part daydream, this co-created film sees residents of Diss not only tell their stories but re-enact them, with other members of the community stepping in to reconstruct and perform their experiences.

 

A man remembers the elephants arriving by train, trunks and tails linked, marching down Victoria Road. A woman recalls a brief, glorious romance with a trapeze artist on Fair Green. A fisherman is pulled into the Mere only to discover the strange creatures that live down there. A girl, once desperate to be chased by geese, finds herself at the wrong end of a feathered vendetta. A bemused café owner, faced by a customer convinced she can pay with a clubcard, kindly acquiesces. A Ukrainian refugee finds warmth and welcome in an unfamiliar town.

 

With every tale performed and reconstructed by fellow residents, In The Changing Faces of Diss, memory is a communal act. Blending real recollection with fantastical re-creation, the film unfolds like a folk tale told by many voices at once. Rooted in the streets and stories of Diss, it captures the spirit of a place shaped as much by memory as by map.