PAST EVENTS
THURSDAY 21 November
6pm – 8.30pm
The Showroom
A performance of South X South East by artist Belinda Zhawi as MA.MOYO
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THURSDAY 7 November
6pm – 8.30pm
The Showroom
A Collective Takeover by POCC, a talented community of black and brown creatives. This event includes an introduction to the group followed by a screening and Q&A from talent in the Collective led by co-founders Nana Bempah and Kevin Morosky & Tanya Ramsurrun.
Screening includes:
- Femi Ladi, Kwawe, "What Have You Done" (2019)
- Eloise King, COPPAFEEL “Grab life by the boobs" (2019)
- Kevin Morosky, Wool (2019)
- Filmawi Efrem, Mj Cole X Kojey Radical “Soak ItUp" (2018)
- Abdou Cisse, Serious Tingz (2019)
- Ramone Anderson, Soul Skate (2019)
- Gideon Nevele, Trapped (2019)
- Rohan Blair Mangat, Wretch 32 X Tate - When I See You, You See Me (2018)
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SATURDAY 26 October
12pm – 7pm
180 The Strand
12pm – 3.30pm Live DJ Sets by The Vinyl Factory Radio, The World’s First Vinyl Only Broadcast Platform, featuring Delia Tesileanu, Music for Architecture – Peter Adjaye & Nabihah Iqbal
12pm – 2pm An introduction to POCC, a talented community of black and brown creatives, followed by a screening and Q&A from talent within the Collective led by co-founder Kevin Morosky & Tanya Ramsurrun
Screenings include:
- Femi Ladi, Kwawe, "What Have You Done" (2019)
- Kevin Morosky, Wool (2019)
- Filmawi Efrem, Mj Cole X Kojey Radical “Soak ItUp" (2018)
- Abdou Cisse, Serious Tingz (2019)
- Ramone Anderson, Soul Skate (2019)
- Gideon Nevele, Trapped (2019)
- Rohan Blair Mangat, Wretch 32 X Tate - When I See You, You See Me (2018)
2pm–3:30pm Project O (a collaboration between Alexandrina Hemsley & Jamila Johnson-Small) present their video Saved (2018)
3.30pm – 4.30pm Artist Beverley Bennett presents and interactive sound and sharing session reflecting on her Simon Says/Dadda collaborative research project with Director Elvira Dyangani Ose
4.30pm – 5.30pm Artist Phoebe Boswell presents The Lighthouse, a live performance soundscape of invited women collectively reading from gathered texts, alongside a screening of Ythlaf (2018).
This is the second iteration and includes a growing, amorphous group of Boswell’s peers: Alexandria Smith, Amahra Spence, Bolanle Tajudeen, Buitumelo Mushekwa, Bumi Thomas, Cindy Sissokho, Claudette Johnson, Jade Jackman, Jade Monserrat, Katherine Finerty, Leanne Ingram, Liv Wynter, Pamela Jikiemi, Natalie Nzeyimana, Marion Osieyo, Rasheeda Nalumoso, Ritika Biswas, Rianna Jade Parker, Ruth Sutoyé, Zaahida Nabagereka, Zoé Whitley, and more.
5.30pm – 7pm Artist Larry Achiampong screens Sunday's Best (2016) and invites artist Phoebe Collings-James for a sound session alongside her video Mother Tongue, Mother Master (2018). This audio-visual experience is accompanied by a performance with Christian Bravo & James Jordan Johnson activating Achiampong's Relic Traveller Flag.
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THURSDAY 24 October
6pm – 8.30pm
The Showroom
7pm – 8pm A set of performances by Artist Helen Cammock and a poetry session by Playwright Inua Ellams, followed by a conversation with Director Elvira Dyangani Ose