LSFF2022: SPECIAL EVENTS
This year's Special Events programme is programmed and presented by T A P E Collective, working with a range of programming collectives and community groups from across London.
T A P E Collective & Invisible Women Present Touched + Q&A
14/01/22, 18:30
ICA
Co-curated by T A P E and Invisible Women, TOUCHED celebrates the diversity and fluidity of desire with sensuous shorts by female and non-binary filmmakers.
What About Me? | Lois Stevenson |
Random Acts of Intimacy | Clio Barnard |
Fuck You | Anette Sidor |
What She Wants | Ruth Lingford |
Wavelengths | Pratibha Parmar |
#Familiar #Touch #Lost #Figures | Katayoun Jalilipour |
The Birth Of Valerie Venus | Sarah Clift |
She Wanted Green Lawns | Sarah Turner |
Collaborations: The Films of Anna Maguire, Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli + Q&A
15/01/22, 15:45
Genesis
The line between being in front of the camera and behind the camera is blurred in this retrospective of short films; collaborations between actors and filmmakers Anna Maguire, Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli.
Don't Forget Your Mittens | Anna Maguire |
Your Mother And I | Anna Maguire |
Constellations | Anna Maguire |
Woman In Stall | Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli |
Chubby | Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli |
DWOSKINO
15/01/22, 17:00
ICA
The world premiere of three newly commissioned artists' films inspired by the life and work of boundary-pushing experimental filmmaker Stephen Dwoskin. These new works take creative inspiration from his work and the themes he explored throughout his life of masculinity, sexuality, disability, illness, pain/pleasure, voyeurism, movement and desire.
Dear Robert, 13 March 1991 | Stephen Dwoskin |
Hevn | P. Staff |
Undercurrent 528 | Evan Ifekoya |
Boy (winter) | Margaret Salmon |
Feature: Violation ( Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer) + Q&A
15/01/22, 17:55
Genesis
A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge.
Violation | Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer |
Invisible Women: And What Does Your Mother Do?
15/01/22, 18:00
Rich Mix
Invisible Women celebrate the work of the collectivised feminist film movement across Latin America in the 1970s. This programme includes the work of Cine Mujer Colombia, Cine Mujer Mexico and Brazil’s Via TV Mulher, tackling perennial feminist issues such as abortion, sex work and domestic labour.
Cosas de Mujeres | Rosa Martha Fernández / Cine Mujer |
And What Does Your Mother Do? | Cine Mujer |
Amores de Rua | Eunice Gutman |
Up Yours! Post Punk & Feminism Revisited with Live Performances from Shade Ray and Es
15/01/22, 19:00
ICA
To celebrate the publication of Dr Rachel Garfield's Experimental Film and Punk: Feminist Audio Visual Culture of the 1970s and 1980s, we present alive music and film event includes screenings of works featured in the book and live performances from bands Shade Ray and Es.
Es | |
Shade Ray | |
Gabi / NTS Radio | |
She Had Her Gun All Ready | Vivienne Dick |
Ciao Bella or Fuck Me Dead
| Betzy Bromberg |
Baby Doll | Tessa Hughes Freeland |
Rootless Cosmopolitans | Ruth Novaczek |
Staten Island | Vivienne Dick |
Corridors | Anne Robinson |
Perils | Abigail Child |
Eerie | Sandra Lahire |
T A P E Collective Presents We Can Be Heroes
16/01/22, 14:15
Genesis
Not all heroes wear capes. In this colourful programme spotlighting alternative and independent animation, filmmakers explore how the animated form can be used to illustrate everyday heroism.
Bhoy | Antoni Sendra |
Sangro (I Bleed) | Tiago Minamisawa, Bruno H Castro & Guto BR |
I Shall Not Fall | Mothy Muyobo |
Blue Fear | Marie Jacotey & Lola Halifa-Legrand |
Laymun | Catherine Prowse, Hannah Quinn |
Artists in Conversation: Onyeka Igwe and Sky Hopinka
16/01/22, 16:30
Rio Dalston
This is the first in-dialogue screening between artist, Onyeka Igwe and Sky Hopinka, with screenings of their films.
Lore | Sky Hopinka |
Kunįkága Remember Red Banks, Kunįkága Remembers the Welcome Song | Sky Hopinka |
I'll Remember You as You Were, not as What You'll Become | Sky Hopinka |
Fainting Spells | Sky Hopinka |
No Archive Can Restore You | Onyeka Igwe |
a so-called archive | Onyeka Igwe |
Her Name in My Mouth | Onyeka Igwe |
Sitting on a Man | Onyeka Igwe |
T A P E Collective Presents Good Vibes Only
16/01/22, 18:00
Rich Mix
From the pressures of the unrealistically perfect makeup tutorial to the stifling monotony of positive thinking, this selection removes the shiny filters and fixes a blank stare toward all-smiles mentors, exposing the underbelly of the so-called self-care movement.
Learning Tagalog with Kayla | Kayla Abuda Garlang |
Perfect Cut | Elaisha Stokes |
Breast Friends | Caitlin Young |
How To Build Your Human | Jasmine de Silva |
Quality Control | Jasmine de Silva |
Rate Me | Fyzal Boulifa |
My Morning Routine | Georgie Cowan-Turner |
Life Cycles | Ross Hogg |
La Reina | Manuel Abramovich |
Fair and Lovely | Sabba S Elahi |
Bacchus | Rikke Alma Krogshave |
Quick Fix | Annie Harmeston |
Guardian Docs: Saintmaking
17/01/22, 18:00
Rich Mix
Guardian Documentaries and LSFF present a partnership screening of Marco Alessi’s Saintmaking, a new film that tells the tale of a group of queer “nuns” in 90s London who decided to canonise Derek Jarman – film-maker, artist, gardener and more – as an act of political protest.
Saintmaking | Marco Alessi |
It's A Sin | Derek Jarman |
There We Are, John | Ken McMullen |
T A P E Collective Presents Bonded.
17/01/22, 19:00
Four Corners
Films made by mothers who are moving image artists and filmmakers working with themes of motherhood, pregnancy, birth, fertility, mental health and breastfeeding.
Against The Current | Linda Flint, Hildur Gladwin, Jane Harris |
Pump | Helen Benigson |
Jude | Helen Benigson |
Postpartum | Henriette Rietz |
Ada Vs. Abramovic | Hannah Cooke |
Hera | Alexa Seligman |
Feature: A Powerful Thang (Zeinabu irene Davis, 1991) + Q&A
17/01/22, 20:45
Genesis
Curated by Grace Barber-Plentie, Zeinabu Irene Davis's A Powerful Thang is a funny, sexy and thoughtful film that still feels so relevant 30 years after its release.
A Powerful Thang | Zeinabu irene Davis |
Irregular Atrocities: The Films of Bryan M. Ferguson
18/01/22, 18:30
Rio Dalston
With his latest short, Red Room, screening at LSFF 2022, we take a deep dive into the uncanny, surreal world of Bryan M. Ferguson's short films and music videos.
Caustic Gulp | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Rubber Guillotine | Bryan M. Ferguson |
The Island - Ladytron | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Fate - Boy Harsher | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Satanic Panic '87 | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Deadzone - Ladytron | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Insecticide | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Make U Stay - Sega Bodega & Låpsley | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Here Comes Comus! - Arab Strap | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Fair Game - Alice Glass | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Love Divide - Ross From Friends | Bryan M. Ferguson |
Red Room | Bryan M. Ferguson |
The Rise of Digital Art + NFTs (featuring Beeple)
18/01/22, 19:00
ICA Theatre
Short Films, Instagram Reels and DJ Loops presented as an installation screening, from internet art pioneer Beeple and London based digital artists, with a live DJ set from Emile and Electricity. The event features a panel discussion that explores the origins of digital art on the internet with artists Andrea Bonaceto, Emile Rafael, Graceland London and Maliha Abidi.
Otherness Archive: the forgotten archives of the trans masc experience
18/01/22, 19:00
Genesis
Otherness Archive's programme focuses on the forgotten archives of the trans masc experience in a programme of two halves: one looking at the trans masc experience in documentary and art house films, and the other dedicated to the erotic.
What Makes A Man? | Raquel Sá |
The Man From Venus | James Diamond |
Boys in the Backyard | Annette Kennerley |
Mes Chéris | Jamal Phoenix |
Mirror, Mirror | Paula Levine |
Fly Hole | Malic Amalya |
UNDR LNDN + Apne Film Club
18/01/22, 19:00
Four Corners
Apne Film Club and UNDR LNDN host an evening screening and discussion about what is next for UK South Asian film talent.
Filmmakers Shehroze Khan and Aaron Christian will have their work screened and be guests in the discussion.
T A P E Collective Presents Exit Here
18/01/22, 20:30
Rich Mix
After almost two years of looking for ways to exit our domestic space and enter a social one, we now find ourselves with the anxiety of trying to find an exit from etiquette, best behaviour and good chat.
Lost Connections | UK Screen Archives |
Aquí y allá | Melisa Liebenthal |
Pássaro Distante | Gabriela Mo |
The Wall | Léna Lewis-King |
Passionless Moments | Jane Campion |
Malumore (Bad Mood) | Loris Giuseppe Nese |
The Fourth Wall | Mahboobeh Kalaee |
Walkout 1 | Reman Sadani |
T A P E Collective Presents Social Media Killed The Landline Star
19/01/22, 19:00
Four Corners
These shorts incorporate our everyday use of social media into the fabric of their stories. Via alternative-source scripts and innovative new waves of filmmaking, the filmmakers challenge traditional forms of storytelling by blurring the line between content creation, filmmaking, pop culture and moving image.
97% | Ben Brand |
Cracked Screen | Trim Lamba |
Pompeii | Marco Alessi / Matthew Jacobs Morgan / Harry Lighton |
alt.Life | Teddy Nygh |
Janitor of Lunacy | Umi Ishihara |
T A P E Collective Presents Conjuring Voodoo (Juju Stories + Live: Ese & The Vooduu People)
19/01/22, 19:00
Rich Mix Stage
T A P E takes us on a deep dive into the rich history of folklore and mysticism with this special presentation screening of Juju Stories, followed by a live performance by Ese & The Vooduu People.
Juju Stories | Abba Makama, C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi, Michael Omonua |
Ese & The Vooduu People |
T A P E Collective Presents Black Country: Black Regionality on Film
20/01/22, 19:00
Four Corners
A celebration of Black regionality through still and moving images, exploring the exterior and interior lives and sense of belonging as experienced by Black Britons beyond London.
Osibisa Musical Group | Archive Film |
Home | Ndrika Anyika |
Fragments | Adekemi Roluga |
Sweet Mother | Zane Igbe |
West Indian Carnival in Leeds | |
Expensive Shit | Adura Onashile |
0.5% | Yero Timi-Biu |
A Tribute to Black Women | Ann Carney & Barbara Phillips |
Dancers & Dissenters: The Films of Aneil Karia
20/01/22, 20:30
Rich Mix
Following the 2020 release of his debut feature Surge, celebrated director Aneil Karia joins us for a special retrospective of his short films; stories of solitary characters in urban spaces; those who have broken out of the shackles of everyday life.
Teardrops | Aneil Karia |
Beat | Aneil Karia |
Work | Aneil Karia |
Ina | Aneil Karia |
The Long Goodbye | Aneil Karia |
Trouble | Aneil Karia |
F(r)ictions
21/01/22, 19:00
Four Corners
F(r)ictions is a screening series that sprung up out of the desire to create a space for experimental short film, in reaction to the closing of 150 LGBTQ+ venues in London over the last two decades. This selection of short films is a small look into the varied works F(r)ictions has hosted over its three years
7th of August | Michał Bolland |
Negative Worlds | Edmund Hardy |
scripted for a wayward narrator | Samra Mayanja |
walking before | Anuka Ramischwili-Schäfer |
I Have Sinned a Rapturous Sin | Maryam Tafakory |
Baesianz presents super☆sonic: Ans M + Nuka Nayu + Suren Seneviratne
21/01/22, 19:00
Rich Mix Stage
super☆sonic is an audio-visual project curated by the collective Baesianz, a London-based collective that celebrates artists of Asian heritage from all around the world. . Bringing together artists from the Asian diaspora, super☆sonic includes live performance and visuals.
UK Blak Symposium
22/01/22, 14:30
Rich Mix Stage
An afternoon symposium of documentary films and panels featuring music, visuals and discussion around underground Black British music of the 80s and 90s.
Dread Beat and Blood | Franco Rossi |
All Black: Jungle Fever | |
Bad Meaning Good | n/a |
T A P E Collective Presents Farah Nabulsi Retrospective + Q&A
22/01/22, 15:00
ICA
Farah Nabulsi is a Palestinian-British Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker and human rights advocate. This programme is a retrospective of 3 of her short films followed by a discussion where she will talk about her process with BAFTA-nominated producer and curator Elhum Shakerifar.
The Present | Farah Nabulsi |
Nightmare of Gaza | Farah Nabulsi |
Today They Took My Son | Pierre Dawalibi |
T A P E Collective Presents Nolly Nights
22/01/22, 20:00
Peckham Levels
Launching at LSFF 2022, T A P E presents Nolly Nights, a new monthly all-out celebration of Nollywood with classic titles forming part of a live Naija party.
LSFF Awards Lunch
23/01/22, 14:00
Rich Mix Stage
Join us as we bring the 2022 Festival to a close with our Festival Awards Lunch, courtesy of Indigo - London's go-to Indian street food experience!