NOTE: This screening is fully booked. Please contact [email protected] for cancellation and any other inquiries.
A programme of short films made by Therese Henningsen, Amy Gwatkin, Philomène Hoël, Alice Hawkins and Denna Cartamkhoob which draw on themes relating to risk, adventure, sex and strangers. The screening will elaborate on the ethics and practicalities of making work and investigate the filmmakers’ own relationship to risk and adventure in their creative process and will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with all 5 film-makers.
Casual Encounters is curated by Denna Cartamkhoob, current LUX Producer in residence.
NOTE: Please note the screening includes nudity, scenes of a sexual nature and flashing images.
Films:
Hello Rory (Alice Hawkins)
Risk Assessment (Amy Gwatkin)
Diane (Amy Gwatkin)
Rising From The Gusset (Denna Cartamkhoob)
Slow Delay (Therese Henningsen 2018)
Acting Out: Mark (Philomène Hoël)
Synopsis:
Hello Rory (Alice Hawkins, 6:46)
Alice Hawkins revisits her past as an Agent Provocateur shop girl in this short film created with her favourite customer Rory.
Risk Assessment (Amy Gwatkin 10:55)
Part of an almost decade long project using Craigslist to find models, Risk Assessment comprises three interviews with anonymous men about their experience of being naked on camera.
Diane (Amy Gwatkin 6:46)
Diane is about looking for connection in the London night. It is the second fictional film to come out of the Craigslist project.
Rising From The Gusset (Denna Cartamkhoob 12 mins)
A portrait of life behind the counter at Soho’s Agent provocateur in the early 2000’s.
Slow Delay (Therese Henningsen 2018, 15:56)
‘You’ve got something I want, and I’ve got something you want,’ he said. Twins Trevor and Raymond have lived together in New Cross for fifty years. They opened up their home to me after I approached them on a bus and asked to film them.
Acting Out: Mark (Philomène Hoël, 9:21)
An intimate interview with a stranger by another stranger the artist has invited to replace herself. The chosen interviewer meets the unknown subject for the first time in his living-room and engages in existential conversation which has been carefully scripted and choreographed by the artist. Mark is one of five films in the Acting Out series.
Access Information:
Auditory/Visual Access: We have hearing loops, a large print guide and magnifying glasses available in the space.
Sensory Access: Please note that the exhibition space is very dark, and the sound/noise volume is adjusted to a higher level. The films contain flashing images.
Content Note: Nudity, Scenes of a sexual nature
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Let us know in advance if you require the room to be brighter or lower volume environment or if any other adjustments are required to experience the exhibition. [email protected]