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Category: Film and Media

Julian Henriques’ Babymother: A Black feminist triumph of a film

15th September 202115th September 2021  Emma Korantema Hanson

Emma Hanson reviews Julian Henriques’ 1998 musical film, Babymother, and considers the reality of single Black motherhood against its often prejudiced on- and off-screen representation.

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Posted in Arts, Film and Media, MusicTagged: Anjela Lauren Smith, Babymother, bashment, BFI, Black Motherhood, black women, Caroline Chikezie, dancehall, Don Warrington, drum n' bass, Emma Hanson, Film, Julian Henriques, Motherhood, musical, Parminder Vir, ragga, reggae, Superflex, Tameka Empson, Wil Johnson

Three Exorbitant Acts: Eurovision 2008-2013 by Selin Genc

12th August 2021  Selin Genc

Selin Genc takes us on a return trip, economy class, to the Eurovision of the early 00s, where austerity was answered with excessive performances – and a singing turkey!

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Posted in Arts, Film and Media, MusicTagged: Baroque, BAROQUE Guest Editorial, Camp, Dario Agento, Dustin the Turkey, Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, Florin Cezar, Rodolfo Chikilicuatre, Selin Genc, suspiria

Camp on the Cobbles: Sontag, Campness and Coronation Street

30th July 202110th August 2021  Rebecca Savage

The 2019 Met Gala took inspiration from Susan Sontag’s renowned essay, ‘Notes on Camp’, but what of the less glamorous, closer-to-home forms of Sontagion camp? Here, Rebecca Savage looks at the queer origins of Coronation Street, its campy costumes and flamboyant characters.

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Posted in Art and design, Arts, Film and MediaTagged: Baroque, BAROQUE Guest Editorial, Bet Lynch, Camp: Notes on Fashion, Coronation Street, Notes on Camp, Rebecca Savage, Susan Sontag

‘I dream of impossible objects’: Peter Wollen’s Friendship’s Death and the rise of the female android

6th July 20217th July 2021  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

In this short essay, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou considers the politics of automata and gender in Peter Wollen’s re-released film, Friendship’s Death.

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Posted in Arts, Film and MediaTagged: Alex Garland, BFI, Bill Paterson, British Film Institute, DVD, Ex Machina, Film, Friendship's Death, Laura Mulvey, Palestine, Peter Wollen, robots, Sci-fi, Speculative literature, Spike Jonze, Tilda Swinton

Midwinter with Margaret Tait: Readings of Personae

16th April 202116th April 2021  Lucy Writers

On the anniversary of the death of writer and filmmaker Margaret Tait, we celebrate her life’s work with a recording of our event Midwinter with Margaret Tait, a book launch in collaboration with LUX London and So Mayer, which featured special guest speakers Sarah Neely, Lottie Whalen, Pema Monaghan and Alison Miller.

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Posted in Arts, Books, Film and MediaTagged: Alison Miller, Benjamin Cook, Faith Ringgold, Film, Gees Bend Quilting, Lottie Whalen, LUX, LUX London, LUX Scotland, Margaret Tait, Midwinter with Margaret Tait, Nina Mingya Powles, Orkney, Pema Monaghan, Personae, quilting, Sarah Neely, self-publishing, So Mayer, Takeaway Press

‘Dance – Alone – Together: Relational Presence in Post-Proximity Days’ by Georgia Gardner

17th February 20214th March 2021  Georgia Gardner

In her film, artist Georgia Gardner reflects on her experience of learning and participating in movement workshops via Zoom, and how the transition from physical space to a virtual one creates new selves and connections.

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Posted in Arts, Dance, Film and MediaTagged: Artist, choreographer, connection, Dance, dancer, Disembodied Voices, Disembodied Voices: Friendship During the Pandemic, Film, friendship, Friendship During the Pandemic, Georgia Gardner, home, Lockdown Living, movement, Pandemic, studio, vimeo, yoga, Zoom

‘The Immortal Charlie Parker’ by Michèle Saint-Michel

25th January 202125th January 2021  Michèle Saint-Michel

Artist Michèle Saint-Michel fuses poetry and music with news reportage in her powerful audio piece, The Immortal Charlie Parker. In it, she recounts her experience of reconnecting with a childhood friend during the early stages of the pandemic.

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Posted in Arts, Creative Writing, Film and Media, Music, PoetryTagged: audio, audio poem, Charlie Parker, Consent, Disembodied Voices: Friendship During the Pandemic, friendship, Friendship During the Pandemic, Jazz, Lockdown, Michèle Saint Michel, Pandemic, Poetry, PTSD, Savoy Records, trauma

Racialised Representations of the Girl Squad

18th November 20207th January 2021  Aysha Abdulrazak

Shows like Dear White People, I May Destroy You and Insecure are to be applauded for focusing on friendships between black women. But, argues, Aysha Abdulrazak, to what extent are these being informed by a white supremacist lens? And who are they for?

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Posted in Arts, Film and MediaTagged: BBC, Dear White People, Disembodied Voices: Friendship During the Pandemic, Friends, friendship, Friendship During the Pandemic, Girls, Girls Trip, HBO, I May Destroy You, Insecure, Issa Rae, Lena Dunham, Lockdown Living, Michaela Coel, netflix, Pandemic, Sex and the City

Homemade: DIY Film-making in a Post-Pandemic World

12th October 202012th October 2020  Mavra Bari

Homemade sees 17 acclaimed and upcoming filmmakers from around the world respond to the pandemic and quarantine experience during the first few months of lockdown.

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Posted in Arts, Film and MediaTagged: Covid-19, Film, Gurinder Chadha, Johnny Ma, Lockdown Living, netflix, Pablo Larrain, Pandemic, quarantine, Rachel Morrison, Rungano Nyoni

Unorthodox – a sensitive retelling of one woman’s journey of self-discovery

5th October 2020  Maryam Ahmad

Unorthodox tells the story of Esther Shapiro and her struggle to live life on her terms, away from the ultra orthodox Jewish community she was born into. But, says Maryam Ahmad, the mini-series casts a compassionate eye, not just on Esther, but all the characters involved.

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Posted in Arts, Film and MediaTagged: Alexa Karolinski, Anna Winger, Deborah Feldman, Esther Shapiro, Maryam Ahmad, netflix, Shira Haas, Unorthodox

Streaming in the Time of Covid-19: Curated Recommendations

29th April 202029th April 2020  Lucy Writers

As the internet will have no doubt reminded you, staying at home and catching up on some Netflix is now officially *heroic*. Here’s an eclectic mix of streaming recommendations from our contributors.

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Posted in Arts, Film and MediaTagged: Anne with an E, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Films, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hulu, Lagaan, Long Shot, Mad Men, netflix, Theory of Everything

Catstrology: Predicting the Star Signs of Cats

30th January 202030th January 2020  Nicky Watkinson

Based on her knowledge of astrology and a partially traumatising viewing of Tom Hooper’s movie adaptation of CATS, Nicky Watkinson predicts the star sign of each cat.

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Posted in Arts, Film and MediaTagged: Astrology, Cats, Cats the Movie, Cats the Musical, Francesca Hayward, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson, Star Signs, T. S. Eliot, Taylor Swift, Tom Hooper

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