BODY/LAND

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An experimental documentary featuring care-led practices of audiovisual archive remix, interviews and collaborative performances. The film features the home movies of Paul Berry, who was an Oscar-nominated animator, whose personal Super 8 collection is a sadly rare example of queer domestic life in film archive collections. Supported by research at the North West Film Archive, these moments of queer joy, chosen family, rural trips, and celebrations are reimagined alongside other regional film collections to a newly composed original score. Five portraits of specially featured artists discuss narratives that reflect how queer and trans creatives understand themselves, their histories, and their representation in relation to environment and landscape. These interventions weave through each artist’s practice in photography, spoken word, performance, sculpture and music, moving towards an expansive language of BODY(s) and LAND(s).

Sian A. Williams Director

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Paul Berry Himself Janina Sabaliuskaite Herself Avadrian Night Themself E. Mallin Parry Themself Ro Robertson Themself Gareth Evans Himself Harri Shanahan Herself Sian A. Williams Themself

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What is BODY/LAND about?
An experimental documentary featuring care-led practices of audiovisual archive remix, interviews and collaborative performances. The film features the home movies of Paul Berry, who was an Oscar-nominated animator, whose personal Super 8 collection is a sadly rare example of queer domestic life in film archive collections. Supported by research at the North West Film Archive, these moments of queer joy, chosen family, rural trips, and celebrations are reimagined alongside other regional film collections to a newly composed original score. Five portraits of specially featured artists discuss narratives that reflect how queer and trans creatives understand themselves, their histories, and their representation in relation to environment and landscape. These interventions weave through each artist’s practice in photography, spoken word, performance, sculpture and music, moving towards an expansive language of BODY(s) and LAND(s).
Who directed BODY/LAND?
BODY/LAND was directed by Sian A. Williams.
Who stars in BODY/LAND?
BODY/LAND stars Paul Berry, Janina Sabaliuskaite, Avadrian Night, E. Mallin Parry.
Where can I watch BODY/LAND?
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