What does it mean to become diasporic?
Hayley Wu (胡禧怡) responds to Jinling Wu’s short film One Day Summer Collapses into Autumn, in which cognitive neuroscientist Lee relocates to Scotland, facing inevitable changes in his personal life and an uncertain future.
Rising, falling and unfurling within our queer identities
Theophina Gabriel responds to Bloom, a queer Kenyan pole dancer’s surreal adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by A.T, and a Fringe of Colour 2020 Commission.
Scotland, legacies of slavery and unpacking family histories in front of white audiences
Lisa Williams responds to The Drift by Hannah Lavery, a poetic journey through history, Scottishness, belonging and grief, and a Fringe of Colour 2020 Commission.
Unpacking the loaded question of ‘Where are you from?’
Xandra Sunglim Burns responds to Where Are You From? by Sophie Gresswell, who searches for an answer to this eponymous question by looking back over three generations of her family.
Editorial – Week Four: Creating work in good company
Caleb Azumah Nelson writes this guest editorial to tell us what’s in store for Week 4 of Fringe of Colour Films 2020.
Black women, the body and acts of service
Raman Mundair responds to A Service in Committing to Love Manifestations of Love and Solidarity #2, a dance film by Mele Broomes combining bright luscious colours, music and movement, and a Fringe of Colour 2020 Commission.
The revolutionary act of writing only for yourself
Georgina Quach responds to Silk, a filmic poem by Martha Williams that provides a manifesto of defiant beauty, made as part of the Sorry I Was on Mute series.
Language, Black exceptionalism and the multiplicity of Black Britishness
Sadatu Futa responds to there is rice at home, a take on the irreverent shitposting zeitgeist media machine, created by Alegría Adedeji.
Laugh, because crying’s too easy
Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller responds to Mind Tricks, a short film by Robert Hatton of a man in lockdown with extra time on his hands, choosing to learn a new skill, and Mint by Sheyamali Sudesh, a moving image discussing the parameters of control.
Interrogating race with a thousand questions
Memuna Konteh responds to Race Cards, a filmic re-production of an in-person installation and performance piece by Selina Thompson, created as a Fringe of Colour 2020 Commission.
I Think I Need Some Help: Addressing Black male depression
Andrés N Ordorica responds to Bitter Earth, a film by Nile Price that uses metaphor to explore depression - a man sitting at the edge of a pier, defeated and looking for a way out.
Editorial – Week Three: Accessibility cannot be an afterthought
In this guest editorial, Accessibility Director Jojo Fell lays out what’s in store for Week 3 of Fringe of Colour Films 2020.
Online theatre has endless liberation possibilities - here’s why
Theophina Gabriel talks about the vasts possibilities of virtual theatre, from access to imagination.
Editorial – Week Two: We See Each Other
Alycia Pirmohamed dives into the programme of work for Week 2 of Fringe of Colour Films 2020 in this guest editorial.
Exploring the queer nature of healing
Asyia Iftikhar responds to plant portals: breath, a film by Nicky Chue who presents an experimental meditation on the concept of “rest” and asks: “Can nature heal us?”
Unwrapping “authentic” East Asian identity
Katie Goh responds to FORTUNE online, in which sean wai keung adapts his stage performance about navigating Western and Eastern identities.
Paying homage to the Black queer dancefloor
Elete N-F responds to CLUB, a vibrant exploration of queer black women forging space for themselves against the landscape of London's nightlife, by Esme Allman.
Editorial – An Introduction to Fringe of Colour Films
Founder and Director Jess Brough introduces the inaugural year of Fringe of Colour Films and gives an overview of what’s in store for Week 1 of the online arts festival.
Loneliness and connections in the midst of COVID
Raman Mundair interviews People of Colour affected by loneliness and isolation during the COVID-19 lockdown, and asks how we can support each other.
Performance arts and the virtual space
Rho Chung discusses the differences between engaging with theatre virtually and in-person, asking if it is possible to truly connect from home.