Event overview
Join us for a screening of three short films that explore the theme of diaspora and rebuilding lives in London, followed by a Q&A!
You are invited to join us for a screening of three short films that explore the theme of diaspora and rebuilding lives in London, followed by a Q&A!
We'll gather at Goldsmiths at the University of London, in partnership between the Centre for Visual Anthropology and The Video Consortium, to view and discuss the below shorts:
Three promises (dir. Mohamed Shalaby 31'57'')
When he was 16, Mohamed made 3 promises to his mother. One day in Gatwick airport, something happens that makes him break the promises. This challenges the relationship between him and his mother and changes the course of his life forever.
Nubia Way: a story of black-led self building in Lewisham (dir. Timi Akindele-Ajani 21'10'')
Nubia Way was built in the 1990s by Fusions Jameen, London's first black housing co-operative in Downham, Lewisham. Constructed using the principles of Walter Segal, self-builders were offered long-term discounted rents in return for building the homes. Through interviews with the original self-builders, historians, architects and economists, this new documentary from the Architecture Foundation celebrates the legacy of Nubia Way and examines self-building as an act of resistance against the housing discrimination faced by Black British Communities.
The place we left and arrived (dir. Samuel Zhang 20'28'')
It explores the subject of Queer Chinese Diaspora, starting from a personal journey to a shared experience in a wide social context. The queer identity intertwined with diaspora implies the concept of home that is being problematised not only by ethnocultural-identity transformation but also by the rejection experienced in the home country as identifying as queer. The reality for people who are marginalised either culturally, geographically, or socially, is always a state of exile.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2022 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
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