Project Detail

New Territories (Spectacle is King)

Synopsis

A summer in the life of a filmmaker weaving her way through six carnivals in England. Observing Caribbean cultural life celebrated-and contested- in public space. We witness multi stage soundsystems, Black Lives Matter floats, histories of violence and peace in the geography of local cities. This film is about how to (and how not to) make an image.
The film is inspired by Isaac Julien’s TERRITORIES, made with Sankofa Film and Video Collective in 1984. While Julien catalogues the antagonistic relationship between Black community and the police at Notting Hill Carnival, NEW TERRITORIES considers the role of spectatorship turned consumerism in laying the ground in which Black and Caribbean identities are defined.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 17 min
Format: 16mm Film
Director: Rhea Storr
Screenwriter: Rhea Storr

Genre

Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Sales Company

LUX

Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF

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