I have to start with my care programme, this was the first programme I really pursued and a significant number of films from my other programmes did a stint blu-tacked in this one. The print title I suggested for this programme was ‘In This Together’, that was just a few weeks before that phrase became tangled with endless marketing for an ineffectual response to the pandemic. This film was born out of a desire to showcase narratives about acts of care and carework, and in fact you can find one of those original careworker narratives in another one of my programmes; but it developed beyond that premise. Expanding the meaning of care beyond definable actions or employment and into thoughts of community, family and ancestry, looking at bonds and connections; caring as an aspect of love, for others, yourself, your community.
Sona
Directed by Maryam Mahdiyeh, Iran, 2020, 15mins
Being My Mom
Directed by Jasmine Trinca, Italy, 2020, 12mins
This is one of six programmes I curated for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2020, which was cancelled due to Covid-19. The rest of the programmes can be viewed here, and if you have any questions or want further information, please get in touch.