Wed 22 Jul, 12-5pm
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About This Event
The film Gaali Kothon — A Tale of Swear Words contains strong language throughout and explicit references to domestic violence, emotional abuse, rape and sexual assault.
This event is free of charge and drop-in, please RSVP using the link on the page to secure your place.
Join Four Corners, London Community Video Archive and Oitij-Jo Collective for an afternoon of screenings and discussion.
This screening event showcases shorts that engage with community, activism and identity from the 1970s to the present, drawing on archive material including a community video magazine, a documentary on Bengali families’ housing struggles, and a film about young people’s attitudes to racism, alongside shorts by contemporary Bangladeshi creators.
London Community Video Archive will be showing Despite TV video magazine, issue one (Despite TV/Spectacle 1984, 42 mins).
Four Corners will be showing two films: A Safe Place to Be (Director Simon Heaven, 1980, 30 mins) and Divide and Rule – Never! (Newsreel Collective, 1978, 41 mins). A Safe Place to Be is an exploration of the housing discrimination faced by the Spitalfields Bengali community in the 1980s, this documentary looks at how people were struggling for better lives. Unusually, it features Bengali voices, even if they are all male. Made by local director Simon Heaven, it was shown on Channel 4 in 1981. Divide and Rule – Never! Young working-class Londoners – first and second generation Black and Asian immigrants, as well as ex-National Front members – discuss their experiences of racism in 1970s Britain, and fight back with rock and reggae. Screening followed by discussion.
Oitij-Jo Collective will be showing Gaali Kothon — A Tale of Swear Words (Mahamuda Aktar (Monisha), 2024, 16.06 mins). This short docu-fiction investigates the prevalence of sexist and misogynistic swear words existing in Bangladeshi society and culture, but also universally recognised. Mahamuda Aktar Monisha is a feminist, queer activist and filmmaker from Dhaka, Bangladesh, currently based in Dublin. She is dedicated towards dismantling deep-rooted social injustices through the use of arts and activism, and using storytelling to challenge social norms.
This event is part of Backyard Biennial.
Four Corners believes in film and photography for all. As a registered charity, our work builds upon almost 50 years of radical, socially-engaged approaches to photography and film.
www.fourcornersfilm.co.uk
@fourcornerse2
The London Community Video Archive (LCVA) collects, preserves and shares community videos made between 1969 and 1994 in London and the South East. From 1984, Despite TV video magazine was produced by and about residents in East London through weekly workshops covering local news, music, poetry, skits and experimental short films. It was organised by Mark Saunders who later formed Spectacle Films. Screening followed by discussion.
the-lcva.co.uk
@the_lcva
OITIJ-JO Collective is dedicated to celebrating Bengali arts and crafts while fostering a sense of community, collaboration, and engagement. Operating out of Tower Hamlets, the organisation focuses on supporting underemployed women, particularly from the British Bangladeshi community, by providing valuable training and creative opportunities.
oitij-jo.org
@oitij_jo
