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Everything Worthwhile is Done with Other People

Synopsis

Conversations, experiences and freedom dreams of a group of women affected by the carceral state, as encountered through the UK government’s hostile environment policy and prison system. This work is drawn from an extensive five-year collaboration between director Rehana Zaman with a group of Black and Global Majority women.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
41 min
Director
Rehana Zaman and EWIDWOP Collective
Producer
Amal Khalaf, Elizabeth Graham
Sound
Sound Recordists Gisou Golshani, James Bull; Sound Design Mix: Richy Carey, èist sound
Second Camera
Chinekwu Okoronkwo

Genre

Experimental Human Rights Black

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Commissioned by Serpentine Civic

Rehana Zaman

Sales Company

LUX Moving Image

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