
Film
Jukebox Collective: Of Us + discussion
- 0h 5m
- Wales
Attributes
- Directed by Liara Burassi
- Origin Wales
- Duration 0h 5m
- Type Film
3.45 - 4pm - Arrivals & welcome
4 - 4.05pm - Of Us film
4.10 - 5pm - Discussions led by Halina Kaszycka-Williams from the British Library, in conversation with Film & Movement Director Liara Barussi, ‘Omi’ composers Melo-Zed and Felix Taylor and cast lead Gui Pinto.
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Directed by Liara Barussi and filmed in South Wales, Of Us reflects on the Atlantic Ocean’s place in the history of the Black diaspora. It celebrates the heritage of one of the UK’s oldest Black communities, based in Tiger Bay in Cardiff.
In the film, ancestral legacies and the connection between body and memory are honoured and explored through dance. These legacies, like ripples ever expanding, continue to resonate with us today.
"Of Us journeys into the whispers of our seas, intertwining stories of migration with the universal symbolism of water. Echoing concepts of the Black Aquatic and Tidalectics, the film juxtaposes the fluid and fixed. We pay tribute to the heritage of the movements passed on and we remember the resilience of our ancestors." - Liara Barussi, Director & Movement Director
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Credits
A Jukebox Collective Production
Director: Liara Barussi
Movement Director: Liara Barussi
Producer: Lauren Patterson
DOP: Nathan O’Kelly
Sound Design: An excerpt of ‘Omi’
Created by Felix Taylor and Melo-Zed
Commissioned by Touching Bass
Music supervision by Alex Rita and Tayo Rapoport
Stylist: Lauren Anne Groves
Creative Consultant: Leyman Lahcine
Starring: Jukebox Academy: Gui Pinto, Venice Williams, Monet Williams, Teaghan Scanlon, Karim Mohamed, Fatima Jarju, Ayoola Wonder, Elizabeth Oredola, Perez Rodriques, Rio Rodriques, Quincy Chambers, Akeylah Hinton, Blessing Oredola, Sheighley-Sky
Movement Assistants: Darnell Williams, Naomi Ferne, Patrik Gabco, Millie Campion
Hair Stylist: Trent Jackson
Barber: Isaac Omoyibo
Editor: Pawel Achtelik
Colourist: Sharon Chung
Commissioned by Aleema Gray | The British Library
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About Jukebox Collective
Jukebox Collective are a community-rooted, youth-led collective nurturing tomorrow’s creative voices. Their creative agency specialises in casting, curation and production alongside a multi-disciplinary community programme that’s shaped around artist development.
Jukebox Collective have a track record of developing talent and producing creative work at the forefront of Welsh culture. Their expansive portfolio has seen them partner with global changemakers from Jamaica to West Africa through an intersection of youth culture, dance, music and more.
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