Art is Freedom - Film Screening

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15/11/2022 7:00 pm – 15/11/2022 9:00 pm

Join us on Thursday 15th November from 7pm for a special evening of curated films made by our members and artists in residence at Submit to Love Studios and hear the film-makers and members discuss the creative process behind representing the hidden experience of brain injury through film.

 

Discover the creative process behind BAFTA-nominated director Posy Dickson’s film Chaos vs. Quest, filmed in collaboration with artists from Submit to Love Studios in 2020, or delightful short Hungry Heart, made with the artist Tony Allen featured in the “Art is Freedom” exhibition.

 

Hear from film-maker Zara Joan Miller about the inspiration behind her documentary short, “Portrait of Tony”, and the collaboration with artist Tony Brooks.  

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film-makers and members, sharing their process of making the films together and representing the hidden experience of brain injury through film. 

The films will by projected in Rich Mix’s Stage Room. Tickets available through the Rich Mix website here

 


About Posy Kai Dixon

Posy Kai Dixon (she / they) is a BAFTA nominated British/American director working between London, Hawaii, NYC & LA on documentary features, shorts, editorial and commercial films. Their directorial debut feature Keyboard Fantasies was nominated for Outstanding Debut Film by a British Director at the 2022 BAFTA’s, alongside a nomination for Best Documentary at the 2021 BIFAs, and numerous Festival Awards including an Audience Award at HotDocs. Their films have been shown at art institutions globally including MoMAP PS1, ICA, Barbican, Autography Gallery & CCA Glasgow.

 

In 2019 Posy was Artist in Residence at Submit to Love, where collaborations with the studio members on projects included animations, Super 8 filming and music videos – several of which will be shared at this event.

 

About Zara Joan Miller

 

Zara Joan Miller is an artist filmmaker and author of poetry collection BLUE MONDAY (JOAN Publishing, 2022). Her films often play with movement and sound as a way of reimagining a body’s rhythm. Screenings include Ann Arbor Film Festival (Michigan, US, 2022); Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival (Lausanne, Switzerland, 2021); Sunaparanta Centre for the Arts (Goa, India, 2020); Cafe OTO (London, UK, 2021); and xviix.com.

 

Portrait of Tony is an intimate documentary about artist Tony Brooks. It captures the way in which Brooks articulates his experience through drawing.

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