Description
Join us for a special screening of two short films that explore the impact migration has on people’s lives.
Dear Bradford (21mins) is a visual poem and a love letter to our city that tells an intergenerational story of migration – one that will be familiar to families across the UK.
Look at Us (4mins) is a homage to past generations and the Pakistani diaspora.
The screenings, part of Impressions Gallery’s Feed Your Mind series, will be followed by a Q&A session with Dear Bradford scriptwriter and narrator, Farhaan Mumtaz, as well as Look at Us director, Hussina Raja, and scriptwriter, Farrah Chaudhry.
This event ties in with the photographic exhibition Zaibunnisa by Maryam Wahid, which tells the story of Wahid and her mother’s journey to Lahore. The gallery exhibition runs until 1 July.
About the Speakers
Hussina Raja
Hussina Raja is a British-Kashmiri multidisciplinary artist / filmmaker and actress. Her work explores notions of identity, heritage, belonging and culture through film, photography, installation, writing and performance.
Farrah Chaudhry
Farrah started writing in her teens and since then storytelling has been her passion. Reviewed by the Birmingham Post as a ‘writer to watch’, she has enjoyed several notable achievements and recognition for her work. A graduate of the Royal Court and Birmingham REP Foundry, Farrah has also turned her skills to TV, having worked in the story offices of leading soap Coronation Street and Tanglin, a daily drama in Singapore. Farrah is an Associate Artist at 1623 theatre company, where she was commissioned to write one half of the double-bill Lear/Cordelia. Farrah’s debut short film, Look At Us, was an official selection for the UK Asian Film Festival 2021, where it was premiered, and has subsequently been selected for festivals globally, including Aesthetica in York and ZEBRA in Berlin.
Farhaan Mumtaz
Farhaan Mumtaz is a teacher, writer and documentary maker from Bradford, currently based in East London. He is interested in exploring community, culture and individual characters. He has lived and worked in Indonesia, Denmark, and Italy.
About the Host
Anne McNeill
Anne McNeill is the Director and curator of Impressions Gallery, a charity that helps people understand the world through photography and act as an agent for change. In 2022 she was awarded the internationally prestigious Royal Photographic Society Curatorship Award, which recognises excellence over a period of time in the field of photographic curatorship, through exhibitions and associated events and publications. Recent writing includes Zanele Muholi (2019) Granta Art+Photography, and Being Inbetween Bluecoat Press (2020).
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