Published
Wed, Nov 23, 2022, 09:00
- Scheduled for December 1st, the evening will include six short films, a poetry reading and a panel.
Resident Advisor's video essay Why Drexciya took Detroit electro underwater is being screened at the Barbican Centre next month.
Scheduled for Thursday, December 1st, Rolling in the Deep: Mer-Creatures and Mythology in Global Cinema will explore different representations of mer creatures and the significance of water as a poetic and political space. Themes include queerness, ecology and post-colonialism.
Starting at 6:20 PM in Cinema 2, the evening will span six short films from Italy, the UK, Ghana and the Philippines, plus a poetry reading, a Q&A panel and a feature film from Mexico, which will be available online after the event.
Find out more about the programme, and revisit the Drexciya video essay.