UK Competition: So It Goes
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Image: CASTOROCENE, George Finlay Ramsay
Everything is finite. But all moments, past, present and future, however fleeting, have always existed and always will. From the profound significance of a life lost, to snapshots of the banal and the absurd - our collective existence amounts to a mere evolutionary speck in the grand scheme of things. These films ponder our place in the universe in heartfelt, distinctive ways. Featuring the latest work from John Ogunmuyiwa (Mandem, Wilson) and Joanna Quinn (Famous Fred, The Wife of Bath, Britannia).
Curated by Varun Raman
Ojumo Ti Mo
Simisolaoluwa Akande
17'
2021
United Kingdom
Over three months of phone conversations a family deal with the grief of losing a father.
THE DEAD ARE JEWELS TO ME
Rose Hendry, Isla Badenoch
5'
2021
United Kingdom
THE DEAD ARE JEWELS TO ME is an intimate experimental film that explores a forensic jeweller’s craft and interrogates whether a new scientific practice could unearth hidden stories that lie beneath a surface.
Precious Hair and Beauty
John Ogunmuyiwa
11'
2021
United Kingdom
An ode to the mundanity and madness of the high street, told through the window of an African hair salon
CASTOROCENE
George Finlay Ramsay
11'
2021
United Kingdom
After humans have destroyed the world (again) an unnamed beast swims up from a forgotten swamp and rebuilds the world from zilch. CASTOROCENE, shifting between essay and semi-fictionalised nature documentary, is a ‘film pome’ dedicated to one of nature’s great architects.
after a room
Naomi Pacifique
22'
2021
United Kingdom
Nights are long inside Naomi and Ram’s room. Tonight, they’ve invited Marina over and their messy space is under scrutiny. Exploring intimacy as personal playground, skin as intimate map, Naomi’s docile body is coming lose amidst the tension inside a room she continues knowing and unknowing. The small expressive child inside her is itching to ring its giggle through the night, before day breaks.
Affairs of the Art
Joanna Quinn
16'
2021
United Kingdom
59-year-old factory worker Beryl is totally obsessed with drawing, her fixation dominating the entire household. Apart from husband Ifor, Beryl’s model and muse, the whole family is addicted to something - son Colin is a technical geek and sister Beverly is a fanatically narcissistic taxidermist. Apparently obsession is in the family’s DNA.