https://anitasafowaa.co.uk ANITA SAFOWAA Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:12:12 +0000 https://anitasafowaa.co.uk en https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Front-Page Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:03:27 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Front-Page INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST Building storytelling environments&nbsp; Film - Installation - Participatory Projects https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Play-Studio-Our-Memories-Our-Stories Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:24:10 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Play-Studio-Our-Memories-Our-Stories PLAY STUDIO: OUR MEMORIES. OUR STORIES. Intergenerational stories explored through filmmaking. <img width="6149" height="4480" width_o="6149" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/72121fbb8db5038d61fc443b921a3cb73676fdea86b77b589ce71bef22882889/494F5F8C-DEA6-420C-809B-AFEF56DDB3F6.jpg" data-mid="251081503" border="0" data-scale="54" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/72121fbb8db5038d61fc443b921a3cb73676fdea86b77b589ce71bef22882889/494F5F8C-DEA6-420C-809B-AFEF56DDB3F6.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/073ec8aadef8646e82cdb79dc5b3ff4966439896215e8f6d26a1ead4aef161b7/7C2E1B08-B94E-4CDF-AE52-46BD69D9172E.jpg" data-mid="251081500" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/073ec8aadef8646e82cdb79dc5b3ff4966439896215e8f6d26a1ead4aef161b7/7C2E1B08-B94E-4CDF-AE52-46BD69D9172E.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18925349812cd0020bf811ef7e64f434bc8b9e558268c3073c234c332d603ba5/33C7CCC2-E2D6-4217-A76E-304D29427581.jpg" data-mid="251081501" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18925349812cd0020bf811ef7e64f434bc8b9e558268c3073c234c332d603ba5/33C7CCC2-E2D6-4217-A76E-304D29427581.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a43d051a392ddcbfa936c34eda6f225be92bd97330ab18cc0f5843022ad6aeaf/86910B51-E2B3-4A79-B85B-51921D987B67.jpg" data-mid="251081504" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a43d051a392ddcbfa936c34eda6f225be92bd97330ab18cc0f5843022ad6aeaf/86910B51-E2B3-4A79-B85B-51921D987B67.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d5eaab26aa8176c5100a5fa6d353257f416ab88b14326f9ec53ddd666428859b/7785367E-AEFE-4FDE-872F-12A61326EBA9.jpg" data-mid="251081505" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d5eaab26aa8176c5100a5fa6d353257f416ab88b14326f9ec53ddd666428859b/7785367E-AEFE-4FDE-872F-12A61326EBA9.jpg" /> <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/99456a19c6014915926ed55d24531890f6d9f29ea96b071ecad2aa3b0f1634ac/58414110-66F3-4A56-9997-58A6413E9B29.jpg" data-mid="251081512" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/99456a19c6014915926ed55d24531890f6d9f29ea96b071ecad2aa3b0f1634ac/58414110-66F3-4A56-9997-58A6413E9B29.jpg" /> <img width="6242" height="4474" width_o="6242" height_o="4474" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a64e1e5f1032946601d95bd40cec7994dd76030418a4e3c5994fb235cce2168f/154C8B24-BF9F-4A5E-A269-562354FB8333.jpg" data-mid="251081502" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a64e1e5f1032946601d95bd40cec7994dd76030418a4e3c5994fb235cce2168f/154C8B24-BF9F-4A5E-A269-562354FB8333.jpg" /> Play Studio: Our Memories. Our Stories. (2026), Photography by Latoya Fits Inspired by the process of filmmaking, Our Memories. Our Stories. is a&nbsp;play space for families of all ages, in response to Tate Britain’s Duveen comission, When the world falls silent, cinema speaks by Zineb Sedira. &nbsp;&nbsp; Families are invited to explore their memories, create scenes together, and view them in our screening space.&nbsp; <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5cf7c089c7b3fd5bc2e957f1555528c91595ae2443d78a7d40eebbb96f968031/Play-Studio_June-26_01.JPG" data-mid="251081556" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5cf7c089c7b3fd5bc2e957f1555528c91595ae2443d78a7d40eebbb96f968031/Play-Studio_June-26_01.JPG" /> <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f8378323882aa7070465d7f4f8b0456dad529f41bcfe3f8081c824791f559cd/Play-Studio_June-26_10.JPG" data-mid="251081552" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f8378323882aa7070465d7f4f8b0456dad529f41bcfe3f8081c824791f559cd/Play-Studio_June-26_10.JPG" /> <img width="3000" height="2246" width_o="3000" height_o="2246" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/78dee5127ee1fe643bcc816bb8dc774e6c1f7bbf1857c4940701ca97e6ec16fb/Play-Studio_June-26_07.JPG" data-mid="251081554" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/78dee5127ee1fe643bcc816bb8dc774e6c1f7bbf1857c4940701ca97e6ec16fb/Play-Studio_June-26_07.JPG" /> <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6372665446a045339e26b1e101da5842494afc34b9531e30482ad8b279c395f/Play-Studio_June-26_09.JPG" data-mid="251081553" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6372665446a045339e26b1e101da5842494afc34b9531e30482ad8b279c395f/Play-Studio_June-26_09.JPG" /> The room was created with support from Tate Britain’s Early Years and Families’ team. Graphics were designed by Leonardo Santana. https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Fleeting-Moments-2025 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:12:12 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Fleeting-Moments-2025 A SINGLE BRACELET DOES NOT JINGLE <img width="2000" height="1282" width_o="2000" height_o="1282" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73d13459bb5061faa5a54bea4b6a66a1c32f0f9ebfe6b1d759c44a88a67754af/FM-Web-Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="251082137" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73d13459bb5061faa5a54bea4b6a66a1c32f0f9ebfe6b1d759c44a88a67754af/FM-Web-Thumbnail.jpg" /> Two Black women, from different cultural and generational backgrounds, navigate tough times in London, finding solace in the last place they thought they would. <img width="1000" height="645" width_o="1000" height_o="645" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e13ce3d8159a5e6fabc5d3c86470b406b8451538fd6d0d5334531f05402e05c7/Fleeting-Moments-Still6.jpeg" data-mid="251082260" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e13ce3d8159a5e6fabc5d3c86470b406b8451538fd6d0d5334531f05402e05c7/Fleeting-Moments-Still6.jpeg" /> <img width="1000" height="645" width_o="1000" height_o="645" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/590e0b66d1ced982474b5cb719a7a46787235126b2d20b648d6a1a5cb85543cd/Fleeting-Moments-Still4.jpeg" data-mid="251082261" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/590e0b66d1ced982474b5cb719a7a46787235126b2d20b648d6a1a5cb85543cd/Fleeting-Moments-Still4.jpeg" /> CAST Karlene: Princess Donnough Linda: Linda Mathis CREW Director: Kasey L. MartinWriter: Anita SafowaaProducer: Kashif BootheCo-Producer: Tao FinkleaDP: Ola Shoyinka https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Childhood-Memories-00s-2022 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:23:46 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Childhood-Memories-00s-2022 CHILDHOOD.MEMORIES.00s Y2K Revisited from a Black British Lens. <img width="6016" height="4000" width_o="6016" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a959a0ec303cc9b1d564db486e05294488cb9a736dba3fe8a89ff23953482a77/DSC_0021.JPG" data-mid="145385204" border="0" data-scale="63" alt="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" data-caption="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a959a0ec303cc9b1d564db486e05294488cb9a736dba3fe8a89ff23953482a77/DSC_0021.JPG" /> <img width="6016" height="4000" width_o="6016" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4a749974f520773d94ae5d8c586d9ec4b5b6eb98033e88d48784480bffbb316e/DSC_0004.JPG" data-mid="145385117" border="0" alt="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" data-caption="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4a749974f520773d94ae5d8c586d9ec4b5b6eb98033e88d48784480bffbb316e/DSC_0004.JPG" /> <img width="6016" height="4000" width_o="6016" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2b0bec1ecb6e5230e853dfd4cdc4e73e808137f4e6b08938b9336ac1a6a8420/DSC_0085.JPG" data-mid="145385211" border="0" alt="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" data-caption="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2b0bec1ecb6e5230e853dfd4cdc4e73e808137f4e6b08938b9336ac1a6a8420/DSC_0085.JPG" /> <img width="6016" height="4000" width_o="6016" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f6a8c573b7ecbfb96ed2580852c747be23cd8f2f9e39f0b6bc8d8c28cdf0ce8f/DSC_0042.JPG" data-mid="145385208" border="0" alt="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" data-caption="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f6a8c573b7ecbfb96ed2580852c747be23cd8f2f9e39f0b6bc8d8c28cdf0ce8f/DSC_0042.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="3024" width_o="3024" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/906641d765cce0a15ad848c3daf83f316798c6f2ff333433edec8fb84f831432/20220423_180613.jpg" data-mid="149017359" border="0" alt="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" data-caption="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/906641d765cce0a15ad848c3daf83f316798c6f2ff333433edec8fb84f831432/20220423_180613.jpg" /> <img width="6016" height="4000" width_o="6016" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b12f50a54eb50158fae1622ac19f2a4a81727fd740a5ec9a62ddc346432e2433/DSC_0033.JPG" data-mid="145385206" border="0" alt="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" data-caption="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b12f50a54eb50158fae1622ac19f2a4a81727fd740a5ec9a62ddc346432e2433/DSC_0033.JPG" /> <img width="1600" height="1600" width_o="1600" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d94cff9d29f622488663f22e3d4b7bbf74f552b09ccb7d62c67729185525180c/Childhood-memories_2.jpeg" data-mid="145384866" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d94cff9d29f622488663f22e3d4b7bbf74f552b09ccb7d62c67729185525180c/Childhood-memories_2.jpeg" /> <img width="6016" height="4000" width_o="6016" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d9665245a069acc8a32a31c1dfe43c263e3461a64465bce330556e5da462351/DSC_0024.JPG" data-mid="145385205" border="0" alt="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" data-caption="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d9665245a069acc8a32a31c1dfe43c263e3461a64465bce330556e5da462351/DSC_0024.JPG" /> <img width="5752" height="3686" width_o="5752" height_o="3686" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35c32f9a21e161201a6fed1bf6b1b05e3949f2d0344d25e834f0240b5346eadb/DSC_0003.JPG" data-mid="158724557" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35c32f9a21e161201a6fed1bf6b1b05e3949f2d0344d25e834f0240b5346eadb/DSC_0003.JPG" /> <img width="4032" height="2268" width_o="4032" height_o="2268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8325f884d87e8e9ca2b6144bc89133eec5c403547616d0f17f1e88f24b817cf1/20220502_152348.jpg" data-mid="149017351" border="0" alt="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" data-caption="Childhood.Memories.00s, Metroland Studios, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8325f884d87e8e9ca2b6144bc89133eec5c403547616d0f17f1e88f24b817cf1/20220502_152348.jpg" /> Childhood.Memories.00s is a collection of video complications, archival objects and interviews that recalls the joys and excitement of the Y2K era — held in a recreated tween bedroom. Not only were visitors transported back in time, this exhibition redefined what is considered an archive and widened the conversation around how the past can be preserved and engaged with. Video works exhibited: BABY.GAMER.VIDEO.MIX (2022), Video, 28:17 mins Drawing on connections between sound and memory alongside the use of sound as a branding tool, BABY.GAMER.VIDEO.MIX is a compilation of music from gaming consoles like the Playstation 2 to TV and computer games of the late 90s/early 00s.&nbsp; It’s A Dancing Ting (2022), Video, 26:45 mins It’s A Dancing Ting is a video collage celebrating dance as an art form present in music videos and everyday lives. Goin’ Hard (2022), Audio, 10 minsThe rising popularity of Funky House in the late 00s is reminsided in this sound piece through the memories of being a 18 year-old Brunel University student. Childhood.Memories.00s Playlists <img width="3742" height="1183" width_o="3742" height_o="1183" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2fed9a847af9a2ea29c39e69ff0664caf202307eb60fc6e306ac0657af2d789d/grand_jpeg_white.jpg" data-mid="158745111" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2fed9a847af9a2ea29c39e69ff0664caf202307eb60fc6e306ac0657af2d789d/grand_jpeg_white.jpg" /> <img width="655" height="266" width_o="655" height_o="266" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b9592ab8aa7cb0d3fcad4fd4641c9b5be60cce0a185c72ee35ea4d06deda0da/metroland-studios.png" data-mid="158745578" border="0" data-scale="56" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/655/i/7b9592ab8aa7cb0d3fcad4fd4641c9b5be60cce0a185c72ee35ea4d06deda0da/metroland-studios.png" /> https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/To-Those-Before-Me-2020-1 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:03:26 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/To-Those-Before-Me-2020-1 TO THOSE BEFORE ME&nbsp; 2020 An immersive VR experience exploring the parallels between heritage and contemporary body movement. <img width="4562" height="3422" width_o="4562" height_o="3422" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0c6540e99c82339d69f7a1a21de151e81739f283926942913013785e9cb9dd8/DSC04818.jpg" data-mid="90620496" border="0" alt="Current Transmissions, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, 2020" data-caption="Current Transmissions, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c0c6540e99c82339d69f7a1a21de151e81739f283926942913013785e9cb9dd8/DSC04818.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b5fdc2fab87ad3c5997e7a02ecdb939561252cc4cf28528883f89fdfbb0b0d0/DSC04103.jpeg" data-mid="109553939" border="0" data-scale="69" alt="Current Transmissions, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, 2020" data-caption="Current Transmissions, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b5fdc2fab87ad3c5997e7a02ecdb939561252cc4cf28528883f89fdfbb0b0d0/DSC04103.jpeg" /> <img width="2949" height="2578" width_o="2949" height_o="2578" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6715f3fd8d4ad1cc073d286fb55239f3f47d527ad55678011d455b5a099ca062/TTBM2.png" data-mid="109553938" border="0" alt="Current Transmissions, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, 2020" data-caption="Current Transmissions, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6715f3fd8d4ad1cc073d286fb55239f3f47d527ad55678011d455b5a099ca062/TTBM2.png" /> Drawing on traditions deriving from the Asante People of Ghana, To Those Before Me, is an immersive voyage exploring the diaspora through an improvised dance performance juxtaposed with mesmerising animations and an impactful soundtrack using 360 video technologies. Within Asante traditions, dance and music are used as a mode to uplift and heal, with hand movements and footwork serving as mediums to represent emotions. For instance, the Adowa dance is performed at funerals, while the Asaadua dance is observed at more lively celebrations.Aligning with the Asante viewpoint, the film examines these traditions through navigating the mind of a dancer, who performs an improvised sequence which represents her heritage. Whilst historical cultural moments are re-imagined through a striking 3D animation to visualise oral histories which are rarely documented or available in archives. Ultimately, To Those Before Me, contributes to widening the multiplicity of history behind dance and music through providing an Asante perspective. This project was funded by New Creatives, a national talent development scheme co-funded by BBC Arts and Arts Council England. INFO Written and Directed by: Anita SafowaaExecutive Producer: Kristina Pulejkova (SPACE)VR Producer: Estela Oliva (Digital &amp; Nomad Ltd.)Soundtrack: Ernest Londe3D Artist: Joaquina SalgadoDancer: Shemona Dale Year: 2020 Running Time: 05:22mins <img width="236" height="83" width_o="236" height_o="83" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5ace35a4f5c5857344cf9895ad81cbb6a7767266997d467365b63e3d1ea768f/button-watch-now.png" data-mid="158661983" border="0" data-scale="23" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/236/i/f5ace35a4f5c5857344cf9895ad81cbb6a7767266997d467365b63e3d1ea768f/button-watch-now.png" /> https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Alternative-Interactions-With-Archives Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:24:29 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Alternative-Interactions-With-Archives ALTERNATIVE INTERACTIONS WITH ARCHIVES What are considered archival materials and what is our relationship with these artefacts? <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10d74e81e1d7be8de5139e242627e5734c0e5e40cf5de2880a1de6dcef36e101/DYCP-project-image_final.png" data-mid="119786408" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10d74e81e1d7be8de5139e242627e5734c0e5e40cf5de2880a1de6dcef36e101/DYCP-project-image_final.png" /> Funded by Arts Council England, this research project explored experiential ways to engage with silenced histories. Focussing on Black British experiences, questions surrounding the ownership and accessibility of archival materials examined whilst unearthing possibilities on how technology can preserve and create learning environments for related communities. The work produced was featured in the Childhood.Memories.00s exhibition held at Metroland Studios in London. &nbsp; https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/A-Single-Bracelet-Does-Not-Jingle-2018-1 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:03:26 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/A-Single-Bracelet-Does-Not-Jingle-2018-1 A SINGLE BRACELET DOES NOT JINGLE An experimental short film about the co-existence of two cultures within one identity; commissioned by Arts Council England and Channel 4’s Random Acts under the Stop, Play, Record initiative. <img width="2880" height="1800" width_o="2880" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/075760192c080cb19685a4b893735de67a0f7b228b9846d1663a04c5ed0a596e/A-Single-Bracelet-Does-Not-Jingle--film-still--2018-3.png" data-mid="90651547" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/075760192c080cb19685a4b893735de67a0f7b228b9846d1663a04c5ed0a596e/A-Single-Bracelet-Does-Not-Jingle--film-still--2018-3.png" /> <img width="2880" height="1800" width_o="2880" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d672c24c9ba1344e1154d2d5dfae917c7eac8d51362e83dbe983337b8814e30c/A-Single-Bracelet-Does-Not-Jingle--film-still--2018-4.png" data-mid="90651535" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d672c24c9ba1344e1154d2d5dfae917c7eac8d51362e83dbe983337b8814e30c/A-Single-Bracelet-Does-Not-Jingle--film-still--2018-4.png" /> INFO Directed and Edited by: Anita SafowaaExecutive Producer: Chisenhale GalleryCinematography: Laura GallopGrade and Sound Design: Black ShuckYear: 2018Running Time: 05:22minsScreenings: London Short Film Festival 2019; Stop Play Record Screening and Q&amp;A 2018; Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2018; Playback Festival 2018; Bird’s Eye View x Playback Festival at Genesis Cinema 2018 https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/BBC-New-Creatives-I-Am-Not-A-Burden Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:02:01 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/BBC-New-Creatives-I-Am-Not-A-Burden I AM NOT A BURDEN A sonic protest against pregnancy discrimination. I Am Not A Burden is a sonic protest against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace by Director Stephanie Amponsah. This piece was commissioned by BBC Arts under the New Creatives programme and was partnered with NTS Radio. INFO Creator: Stephanie AmponsahExecutive Producers: Rory Bowens and Lizzy King (NTS)Composer and Sound Designer: Heather BrittonDevelopment producer: Anita SafowaaFemale Newscaster: Victoria StormMale Newscaster: Stewart James Barham Year: 2020&nbsp;Running Time: 11:52mins <img width="236" height="83" width_o="236" height_o="83" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5ace35a4f5c5857344cf9895ad81cbb6a7767266997d467365b63e3d1ea768f/button-watch-now.png" data-mid="158652874" border="0" data-scale="23" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/236/i/f5ace35a4f5c5857344cf9895ad81cbb6a7767266997d467365b63e3d1ea768f/button-watch-now.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbdeb71283a2c9a631819867d35499ef8cc0f739d4faeaf313efcf08f7cd971e/V15.jpg" data-mid="104650746" border="0" data-scale="83" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbdeb71283a2c9a631819867d35499ef8cc0f739d4faeaf313efcf08f7cd971e/V15.jpg" /> https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Making-Sense-1 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:55:43 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/Making-Sense-1 MAKING SENSE South London Gallery x Mountview 2021 A collaborative community sharing platform championing creative practice as a tool for positive social change, online &amp; onsite. <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2d43b8d9da72cb8dceb94114574ba6069c03a47420349c453e755f2db118641/Opening-Graphic.gif" data-mid="152239104" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2d43b8d9da72cb8dceb94114574ba6069c03a47420349c453e755f2db118641/Opening-Graphic.gif" /> Making Sense is a community platform celebrating creativity with a social purpose. As the project’s producer, I shaped the concept of the platform, devised the look and feel, researched and sourced content and developed a programme and newsletter aimed at young people. Once developed, the platform was trialled amongst Art teachers in schools within the Borough of Southwark as a tool for having classroom discussions around race. <img width="720" height="405" width_o="720" height_o="405" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b803de17d264f9417488fa34125ecc769cd8522c53f830dbab8a0a829bd85cc/Q1_1_1.gif" data-mid="152242993" border="0" data-scale="82" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/9b803de17d264f9417488fa34125ecc769cd8522c53f830dbab8a0a829bd85cc/Q1_1_1.gif" /> <img width="236" height="83" width_o="236" height_o="83" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cef3905477b5a4700bd28273894f98a3018bf773c5d8caf66dc273d3fa0a483/ENTERSITE.png" data-mid="158664082" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/236/i/8cef3905477b5a4700bd28273894f98a3018bf773c5d8caf66dc273d3fa0a483/ENTERSITE.png" /> https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/A-Journey-To-Stillness-in-production Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:32:21 +0000 ANITA SAFOWAA https://anitasafowaa.co.uk/A-Journey-To-Stillness-in-production A JOURNEY TO STILLNESS 2020 Multi-screen and short film experience dissecting the migration experience. <img width="664px;" height="443px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7IKwIzySndUY6iL0gbCUpcJfGKCm1cHc7an2F_8kmDcuHSzR0LpnBKNHJr1mS7SJ5S16uflgWldoVJn3naF26OzWrrgZkBZwxljG3auKb1WOL9kRZL8YXgI7fCzM65l2tsXhljBdH9eugy4LROh45Cm1AIVHcLBzDUcvPXyanNm7CYFZenCd2jWWHld1Y_G" style="width: 664px; height: 443px;"> ‘A Journey To Stillness’ is a multi-screen installation that dissects the migration experience by drawing on the memories of Ghanaian migrants who moved to London during the 1980s and 90s. The experience utilises collage animations, immersive soundscapes and archival footage to create snapshots highlighting the nuances of everyday life in Ghana and London. The project will unpack the socio-political environment of Ghana during it’s early years of independence with the transformation of Ghanaian highlife music during the 1950s to 1990s running as a parallel narrative; a commodity that was globally exported. This project aims to conceive a new approach to viewing and interacting with silenced histories with the view of reversing the stigma surrounding resettlement. The film’s narrative interweaves various accounts relating to the migration experience, collected from multiple archives and conducted interviews whilst creating fictional scenes to clarify gaps and silences in researched histories whilst providing a full bodied experience. The film is broken down into chapters. Chapter One surrounds early memories of Ghana post-independence. It embodies the vibrancy of Ghana embarking on a new journey of independence but also the frictions as the once segmented notion must move as one. Chapter two focuses on the military overthrowing the first president of Ghana, foreign loans from the UK and America multiplying and the impressions left from colonialism through an account of an interviewee’s experience of seeing his brother for the first time after travelling aboard. For Chapter three, Thatcher England will be explored. The pre-conceived notions of England the interviewees had will be juxtaposed with the racial injustices that were commencing in London. This section will also explore the new life Ghanaian migrants carved for themselves during this time period. Overall, this piece aims to dismantle the negative ideologies surrounding migration into the UK. &nbsp; &nbsp; PROJECT RESEARCH SITE <img width="236" height="83" width_o="236" height_o="83" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd2f97523da56a0bf07693f2a9ea0f1598ee17500716e59844c7a959623db06e/ENTERSITE.png" data-mid="159088268" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/236/i/bd2f97523da56a0bf07693f2a9ea0f1598ee17500716e59844c7a959623db06e/ENTERSITE.png" />