Memuna Konteh responds to Blue Corridor 15 – Dubheasa Lanipekun’s candid short film about three Black girls navigating the complex and hostile environment that is secondary school.

Anahit Behrooz responds to Mahenderpal Sorya’s experimental film Saeculum, which beautifully explores his father’s life’s work in the construction industry, migration and parenthood.

Xandra Robinson-Burns responds to On The Surface, an animated film by Fan Sissoko that follows a young Black woman swimming in the Icelandic sea and reflecting on her experience of having a baby in a country that feels nothing like home.

Theophina Gabriel responds to Black Exodus by Daniel Bailey, a powerful political documentary that captures the seemingly eternal and yet fragmented sense of diasporic yearning.

Georgina Quach responds to Margot Conde Arenas’ Aunque Me Vaya Lejos (Even If I Go Far), which shares the stories of Venezuelan immigrants, refugees and ‘caminantes’ (walkers) in their own voices.

Andrés N Ordorica responds to Velvet by Ofem Ubi, a poetic appreciation of his grandpa in the form of a gentle and introspective black and white film, focusing on texture, routine and ageing.

Hayley Wu (胡禧怡) responds to Spring Steps by Hazel Lam who, through serene episodic dances, tries to establish a relationship with a Hong Kong she no longer recognises after a long time away.