TALENTED directors and producers from across the city will have their work brought to the forefront at a special event hosted by Oxford Brookes tonight.

The university's documentary club is readying the popcorn for its first-ever Oxford Filmmakers Night, which will celebrate the work of students and local creatives.

Seven films with running times of six to 38 minutes, exploring everything from homelessness in Oxford to addiction to smartphones, will be screened at the event.

Films will be screened between 7pm and 9pm in the John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre at the university's Headington Campus.

University Pro Vice-Chancellor Paul Inman said: “The Oxford Filmmakers Night will be a fantastic grand finale to a successful year of thought-provoking, entertaining and inspiring screenings by the Documentary Club. I’m delighted to be celebrating local, independent filmmakers alongside work by our students.

"The club has received a tremendous amount of support over the last year and has built up a loyal audience of students, staff and members of the local community.

"I’m looking forward to September and a diverse, new programme of documentaries for the academic year.”

Films to be featured include three by first-year digital media production students, 'The Unanswered Question', 'Full Stop' and 'The Crisis of Disconnection', which look at the existence of ghosts in the Oxford area, male suicide and young people's addiction to smartphones and social media.

Elsewhere 'Hidden Voice', by Roger Gilboy, explores the experiences of a young Afghan woman of forced marriage and marital violence, 'Not Just Homeless' documents what it is like to be homeless in Oxford and Sharon Woodward's 'More Than Just a Mirror' looks at the origins of a 2000-year-old Iron Age mirror found in South Oxfordshire in 2006.

Finally, Blackbird Leys-based elderly social group Friendleys appear in a short film on healthcare and public transport for the Oxfordshire Health Inequalities Commission.

Group founder Liz Helliwell said: "Making the film was stressful but they guided us through the questions they wanted to know about.

"I think it's a useful thing to have made; we were able to say what our problems are and project them into the future for others coming along behind us."

Work on the film club forms part of the course for Oxford Brookes students. Participant Betsy-May Smith said: “My experience with the Documentary Club has been brilliant and indispensable.Volunteering with the club has given me the opportunity to explore my passion further."

All are welcome to tonight's event free of charge. To book your place visit tinyurl.com/ht6hkem