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Matt Rose introduces the event with a poem.
‘Welcome and thank you for coming. Before the films get up and running I’d like to invite us all to reflect on why we’re here and why we should care. The ideas shared today bare directly from the socially bound places and inherent relations that each film maker found themselves in. From Emilia’s discovery of the wasted abundance in bins to the experiences of reclaiming stolen power reflected by Kim. Through the woodlands and music venues of Canterbury, to the daily realities of several Greece based refugees this journey will take us through the moments of lives embodied to us through the camera’s eye. In the manifestations of what each found you will find a range of reactions to the interrelated social situations by which we’re bound. Although divided by geographical locations our films share a specific space in time and today we come together to reflect on where we’ve got to, as a rapidly dying planet inhabited by divided people, inherently unequal, these films speak to the realities that many go through – some positive, others much less so. As a planet we have many issues to solve and too much lonesome focus on this can become a minefield to behold. But together we are strong. Let the recent extinction rebellion remind us of the power of collective action against that which is wrong. And perhaps together we can come a step closer to embodying the, title of this event: Resolutionaries. Now I think that all that’s left to say is a big thank you to our judges: the alumni, Yasmin Fedda and Hugh Brody. Thank you very much, and enjoy.’ ( A Poetic introduction by Matt Rose)
To watch the films and learn more about them please click on the below links.
To get a taste of all the films in order watch our trailer:
To see which films won awards scroll down.
THE PROGRAMME
The Tree Lover Alex Clay
Lady Luck Gavin Knight
Technologically Ill Noemie Degiorgis
Sofi MX Ghislaine Howard
L to R-Ghislaine Howard, Alex Clay, Gavin Knight, Noemie Degiorgis
RECREATE
Warmth Through Movement Carolina Rodriquez-Navarro
In the Making Stella Pitsillidou
Under the Archways Tom Banks
F.I.L.T.H Hana Jeal
Tom Banks and Hana Jeal
RECLAIM
Who Am We? Meredith Ament
Ms Lizzie Millard
Catholicist Lucy Evans
Flowering Rapeseed Kimberley Ubendran
What’s Eating Tom Thomas Milroy
L to R- Kimberley Ubendran, Lizzie Millard, Thomas Milroy, Lucy Evans, Meredith Ament
REBEL
Whose Future? Whose Climate? Matt Rose
Appropriating Icons Georgios Ntazos
Fashion Swarm Georgia Buckland
Bins to Banquets Emilia Brumpton
L to R-Matt Rose, Emilia Brumpton, Georgios Ntazos, Georgia Buckland
RECEPTION and REACTIONS
THE AWARDS
Public Engagement Prize
Dedicated to Lynn Bicker &
Martin Ripley -Awarded by Rob
Fish
Georgia Buckland receiving the Public Engagement Prize from Dr Rob Fish, Director of Research in SAC.
Awarded for the website Future Fashion Index
New Horizons Prize
Awarded by Dr Yasmin Fedda
Ghislaine Howard receives a Special Commendation from Dr Yasmin Fedda
Hana Jeal receives the New Horizons Prize awarded by Dr Yasmin Fedda
New Horizons Prize- Hana Jeal for F.I.L.T.H
New Horizons Special Commendation- Ghislaine Howard for Sofi MX
Alumni Prize
Awarded by Francesca Tesler &
Johannes Walter
Emilia Brumpton receives a special commendation.
Kimberly Ubendran receives the Alumni Prize
Alumni Prize-Kimberly Ubendran for Flowering Rapeseed
Read her special project on The Bodies Battle for Identity.
Hugh Brody Visual Anthropology Prize
Awarded by Professor Hugh Brody
Watch Professor Hugh Brody’s commentary on all the films here.
Thomas Milroy receives a special commendation from Professor Hugh Brody.
Noemie Degiorgis receives the Hugh Brody Visual Anthropology Prize
For wonderful photography in the dark we thank- Ollie (Oliver) Trapnell
Dear students, friends, alumni and supporters of visual anthropology at Kent,
In the year when Extinction Rebellion protests caught the public imagination and led to the declaration of a climate emergency of the UK Government we would like to share with you seventeen films that capture our students’ filmic positions on contemporary experience and the challenges and opportunities we face.
We have chosen to create a title, RESOLUTIONARIES, that captures our desire to fight for solutions to address those challenges. The tagline, REBEL- RECLAIM- RECREATE, encapsulates the route to solutions but also describes the themes of the seventeen short ethnographic documentaries we will screen on Wednesday 29th May in the Gulbenkian Cinema.
The day is a celebration of our students visual anthropological film-making creativity, honesty and engagement. We will have four prizes that reflect the value we put on video as research and intervention. Yasmin Fedda returns to award the New Horizons Prize, informed by her award winning documentary films and PhD research in transdisciplinary films. There will be a public engagement prize, funded by Allan Bicker in memory of Lynn Bicker and Martin Ripley, and awarded on the basis of the students interactive websites. This will be awarded by our Director of Research, Rob Fish.
We welcome back some of our prize winning alumni from last year, Francesca Tesler and Johannes Walter, who will award a prize on behalf of our alumni. We look forward to learning how they are and how they are using their visual anthropological skills now. The alumni prize is for the film that best captures their excitement of the value of film in their current jobs, study and activity.
We are always happy to welcome Professor Hugh Brody to award the Hugh Brody Visual Anthropology Prize and continue his longstanding support of our programme. This prize is awarded to the most exceptional film in visual anthropological terms. Professor Hugh Brody is an inspiring anthropologist, writer, director and filmmaker whose films are informed by a deep respect for indigenous knowledge, particularly in Canada.
Please invite friends and interested students through our facebook event.
The events starts at 11.15 on Wednesday 29th May. There will be a vegan and vegetarian lunch at 12.30. Feel free to attend all or separate sections. Each session will be followed by a Q and A of the filmmakers. After the event there will be drinks in the Gulbenkian, followed by food and drinks in the Monument from 7.15, the only vegan pub in Canterbury.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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