Women Of The Lens Film Digital Broadcast Festival 24th to 26th November 2017, providing rich programming focussing on the agency and autonomy of black women and women of colour: www.womenofthelens.com.
11.00 Theme: Free Form Artists
We’re delighted with this Theme. It’ so good to see creative artists truly finding undifferentiated, boundary-free, self-expression through dance, music animation and craft.
The Artist and the Machine (2016), directed by Reuben Armstrong
Junkanoo Talk, directed by Rhea Storr
Ima Sabitri, directed by Bobo Khuraijam
Delicatessen, directed by Fenglin Chen
13.00 Theme: We’ve Been Here Before
Migration and immigration are subject matters not far away from the top of any political or social discussion. Often the discussion takes the view that there is something inherently wrong with people moving across the globe, failing to understand that our human world is formed form the continued movement of people across the world. We have healthy productions covering this important topic which seek to position our point of view with those described as ‘migrants’ and or ‘immigrants’.
Chalta Hi Gaya (He Carried On Walking), directed by Salma Ashraf
This Migrant Business (2015), directed by Ng’endo Mukii
Homelands, directed by Jaha Browne
Nneka the Uber Driver (2016), directed by Fum Fum Ko
Dreams In Transit, directed by Karen Martinez
15.15 Theme: Who Do You Think You Are? Chapter Two
Women Of The Lens was overwhelmed with productions concerning identity – so much so, we have two separate screenings. For women and other people categorised as ‘minorities’, the concept of identity is an ever present one. If the women are black or of colour this becomes exceptionally pertinent – if only because of the historical action of the stripping away of identity from one’s families, tradition, heritage and culture. We saw entries focussing on particular aspects of hair and skin colour (i.e. colourism) and some of the films are challenging, others still are celebratory and accepting.
Rise (2016), directed by Akili King
I Am The Black Woman, directed by Jeffrey Emile
Searching – Video Portraits (2017), directed by Le’Andra LeSeur
Ghost In The Shell PSA, directed by Christine Shaw
Pretty For A Darkskin (2016), directed by Latifah Damali
17.45 Theme: Lost Civilisations
This Theme channels the history and tradition surrounding civilisations of the past, both physically and our romantic notions of tradition and culture. Our Theme also takes us on journeys to locations where civilisations come under threat and what that might mean to the wider society.
Shame (2017), directed by Lipika Pelham
Quetzal (2016), directed by Irene Marco
Trip To Kagokiri (2016), directed by Enato Isukul
19.30 Theme: City-Scape Dramas
What does life look like wrapped in the aura of an urban sprawl? Our screenings in this Theme are about relationships that are influenced by ‘the city’ and the peculiar human bonds cities harbour. The city as character features here too as they grow through the historical development of migration – physically and through the people who inhabit its streets as they try to navigate their lives.
Beverley, directed by Alexander Thomas
Class 15, directed by Dean Leon Anderson
Brixton Rock Short Film, directed by Ethosheia Hylton
It Still Hurts, directed by Rhea Storr
All Of Me, directed by Daphne Schmon
More details on all these films available on the website.
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