Features
History, Memory and Identity at Barbican’s ‘Project a Black Planet’ Season
Last weekend, Barbican screened four shorts as part of their Project a Black Planet season, which all use memory and myth. But how does eternalising and internalising the past help reimagine cultural identities today? “You cannot step in the same…
Acting Up At Queet East 2026
Now on its seventh run, the Queer East Festival has firmly established itself as London’s go-to place for East Asian cinema that explores the queer condition. Participating in the festival’s Future Film Curators Lab, Shimeng Wang presented Acting Up, a…
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Opinion
Whatever Others Might Think, You Belong Here
It is the first sunny day of the year in London. The walk across the Millennium Bridge to the Tate Modern feels euphoric. London is not always a place I feel I belong, but in the sun, the city feels…
‘Palestine 36’ Asks A Radical Question: What Is Stronger Than Empires?
In the concluding scene of Palestine 36, Afra (Wardi Eilabouni), a young Palestinian girl and a carrier of the knowledge of her culture, ancestors and the atrocities committed against them, walks barefoot through the stone streets of Jerusalem. This image,…
Is Yorgos Lanthimos’ Prada Galleria Ad A Battle Cry Against Artificial Intelligence?
Since striking in 2023, artists have brought the rapid acceleration in the use of generative AI in film to the forefront of contract negotiation and cultural consciousness. Filmmaking is a creative endeavour, but it is also a technical practice. Artificial…