A programme of short experimental films from directors Futoshi Miyagi, Chikako Yamashiro, Dan Taulapapa McMullin, Daphne Xu and Pom Bunsermvicha.
An experimental non-fiction and fiction film programme that explores the suffocation engendered by frontiers and borders across historical, social and personal terrains. Balancing the double sense of threat and possibility offered by trespassing and errantry, these works examine subjects carving out spaces of liberation and reflection amidst various forms of entrapment.
Two works from Okinawa capture the island’s palimpsestic history through various modes – the autobiographical and the performative; McMullin’s work re-stages indigenous fa'afafine folklore; while Daphne Xu and Pom Bunsermvicha turn to the fateful odysseys of our central female protagonists.
Curated by Cici Peng.
This screening will be followed by a ScreenTalk with curator Cici Peng and filmmaker Pom Bunsermvicha
Booking fees
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Programme
Programme
Variations on the Theme of (The Ocean View Resort)
Japan 2024 dir. Futoshi Miyagi 21mins
A moving-image work reflecting on the narrator’s queer Okinawan identity through the prism of a former relationship with an American man.
I Like Okinawa Sweet
Japan 2024 dir. Chikako Yamashiro 8mins
The performance piece critiques the increasingly homogenised touristic image of the artist’s homeland of Okinawa.
Sinalela
Samoa 2001 dir. Dan Taulapapa McMullin 3mins
Sinalela is a fa'afafine retelling of Cinderella, rewriting the fairytale through a queer lens.
Notes of a Crocodile
Cambodia/China 2024 dir. Daphne Xu 18mins
News of a half-constructed building full of crocodiles brings a Chinese woman to Phnom Penh. She walks along the Mekong River in search of a lost friend.
The Nature of Dogs
Thailand/USA/Singapore/Hong Kong 2024 dir. Pom Bunsermvicha 27mins
A film in two parts, exploring the fractures of family, and the mysteries of faith.
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Cinema 3
Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.
Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
