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No Release
Short Film screening and Q&A, panel discussion with Dr Monish Bhatia, Claire Gilbert (Producer), members of the No to Hassockfield campaign and Nanou Thassinda from Migrants Organise.
Online
29 April 2026, 19.00 BST
This event is run between BÉZNĂ Theatre, No To Hassockfield, Migrants Organise, Tipping Point, Boycott Bloody Insurance and Bank Better.
The film No Release is based on research and interviews conducted by Dr Monish Bhatia as part of his project Immigration, Location Tracking and Control, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship.
The film tells the story of two migrant men who, after their release from prison, face a new form of punishment: continuous GPS surveillance enforced by the UK immigration system.The film explores the long-term effects of state control on the body, mind, and identity — from mandatory sign-ins, curfews, and exclusions to the psychological strain of indefinite monitoring. It exposes how deportability, stigma, and fear erode dignity and perpetuate a cycle of punishment without end.
No Release stands in solidarity with those targeted by intersecting systems of immigration control and criminal justice. It highlights how poverty, displacement, lack of citizenship, and the gendered and racialised construction of “risk” compound the punitive treatment of migrants. The film lays bare the machinery of surveillance and exclusion that inflicts suffering and makes rebuilding one’s life nearly impossible.
Produced by BÉZNĂ Theatre, an international political theatre company known for work confronting social violence, No Release was written and directed by Sînziana Cojocărescu.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A, panel discussion with Dr Monish Bhatia, Claire Gilbert (Producer), members of the No to Hassockfieldcampaign and Nanou Thassinda from Migrants Organise.
No Release
Short Film screening and Q&A, panel discussion with Sînziana Cojocărescu (Film Director, BÉZNÃ Theatre), Dr Monish Bhatia (Lead Researcher, University of York), Omid Mahmoudi (Ensamkommandes förbund), Hanna Scott (Linköping University).
Panora, Friisgatan 19D, Malmö 214 21
10 April 2026, 15.00 CET
This event is organised by Ensamkommandes förbund and Linköping University.
The film No Release is based on research and interviews conducted by Dr Monish Bhatia as part of his project Immigration, Location Tracking and Control, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship.
The film tells the story of two migrant men who, after their release from prison, face a new form of punishment: continuous GPS surveillance enforced by the UK immigration system.The film explores the long-term effects of state control on the body, mind, and identity — from mandatory sign-ins, curfews, and exclusions to the psychological strain of indefinite monitoring. It exposes how deportability, stigma, and fear erode dignity and perpetuate a cycle of punishment without end.
No Release stands in solidarity with those targeted by intersecting systems of immigration control and criminal justice. It highlights how poverty, displacement, lack of citizenship, and the gendered and racialised construction of “risk” compound the punitive treatment of migrants. The film lays bare the machinery of surveillance and exclusion that inflicts suffering and makes rebuilding one’s life nearly impossible.
Produced by BÉZNĂ Theatre, an international political theatre company known for work confronting social violence, No Release was written and directed by Sînziana Cojocărescu.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A, panel discussion with Sînziana Cojocărescu (Film Director, BÉZNÃ Theatre), Dr Monish Bhatia (Lead Researcher, University of York), Omid Mahmoudi (Ensamkommandes förbund), Hanna Scott (Linköping University).
No Release
Short Film screening and Q&A, panel discussion and drinks reception with Dr Dan Godshaw, Dr Monish Bhatia, and Claire Gilbert (Producer)
School for Policy Studies, Bristol
18 March 2026, 15.00
The Social Harm, Crime and Violence Research Centre (School for Policy Studies) invites you to the screening of the film No Release.
The film No Release is based on research and interviews conducted by Dr Monish Bhatia as part of his project Immigration, Location Tracking and Control, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship.
The film tells the story of two migrant men who, after their release from prison, face a new form of punishment: continuous GPS surveillance enforced by the UK immigration system.The film explores the long-term effects of state control on the body, mind, and identity — from mandatory sign-ins, curfews, and exclusions to the psychological strain of indefinite monitoring. It exposes how deportability, stigma, and fear erode dignity and perpetuate a cycle of punishment without end.
No Release stands in solidarity with those targeted by intersecting systems of immigration control and criminal justice. It highlights how poverty, displacement, lack of citizenship, and the gendered and racialised construction of “risk” compound the punitive treatment of migrants. The film lays bare the machinery of surveillance and exclusion that inflicts suffering and makes rebuilding one’s life nearly impossible.
Produced by BÉZNĂ Theatre, an international political theatre company known for work confronting social violence, No Release was written and directed by Sînziana Cojocărescu.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A, panel discussion and drinks reception. Main discussant: Dr Dan Godshaw (School for Policy Studies and Migration Mobilities Bristol).
***This event is hosted by the Social Harm, Crime and Violence Research Centre (School for Policy Studies)
No Release
Short Film screening and Q&A, panel discussion with Dr Monish Bhatia, and Sînziana Cojocărescu (Writer/Director), facilitated by Prof Dina Zoe Belluigi
Centre for Inclusion, Transformation and Equality Queen’s University, Belfast
13 March 2026, 12.30
The Centre for Inclusion, Transformation and Equality (SSESW, Queen’s University Belfast) invites you to the screening of the film No Release.
The film No Release is based on research and interviews conducted by Dr Monish Bhatia as part of his project Immigration, Location Tracking and Control, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship.
The film tells the story of two migrant men who, after their release from prison, face a new form of punishment: continuous GPS surveillance enforced by the UK immigration system.The film explores the long-term effects of state control on the body, mind, and identity — from mandatory sign-ins, curfews, and exclusions to the psychological strain of indefinite monitoring. It exposes how deportability, stigma, and fear erode dignity and perpetuate a cycle of punishment without end.
No Release stands in solidarity with those targeted by intersecting systems of immigration control and criminal justice. It highlights how poverty, displacement, lack of citizenship, and the gendered and racialised construction of “risk” compound the punitive treatment of migrants. The film lays bare the machinery of surveillance and exclusion that inflicts suffering and makes rebuilding one’s life nearly impossible.
Produced by BÉZNĂ Theatre, an international political theatre company known for work confronting social violence, No Release was written and directed by Sînziana Cojocărescu.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A panel discussion with Dr Monish Bhatia, and Sînziana Cojocărescu (Writer/Director), facilitated by Prof Dina Zoe Belluigi.
Hotel Britannia
Rehearsed Reading part of our Collective Authorship programme
Riverside Studios London
10 March 2026, 19.00
Co-writers: Isabella Leung, Soria Hamidi, Zakiyyah Deen
Facilitator: Sînziana Cojocărescu
Producer: Claire Gilbert for BÉZNĂ Theatre
Directed by Nastazja Domaradzka
Cast: Kudzanayi Chiwawa, Yinka Awoni, Eugenia Low, Rowena Bentley, Abdelaziz Sanusi
Funded by Arts Council England. With thanks to British Arab Writers Group, Metroland Cultures, Bertha Foundation.
Join BÉZNĂ Theatre and three commissioned writers for the exclusive first public sharing of a new, collectively written play in response to the theme of “Reversals”.
Who doesn’t love a whodunnit — the thrill of the chase, the catching of a murderer, the final explanation, when everything clicks into place? But what happens when accountability is harder to pin down?
Step inside Hotel Britannia, a migrant hotel shaken by an inexplicable death, as an investigation unfolds behind closed doors. Who is responsible, and who will pay?
This project is based on the belief that the collective, the community, holds a wealth of knowledge. When individuals with diverse experiences, skills, and perspectives come together, they can produce exceptionally rich work. When solidarity unites artists around a common cause, extraordinary creations can emerge. This is a pilot programme designed to test that theory. The writers have worked together across two weeks, one in January 2026 and one in February 2026 ahead of this sharing in March 2026.