In Brazil, LGBTQIA+ people have always been living under conditions of emergency. The current pandemic has only intensified this. However, the web has become an even more important safe space to imagine non-hegemonic futures. Read a statement by Paulete LindaCelva.
While the world is on pause, the music plays on. Listen to a wild Norient mixtape by Chico Dub, curator of the «In/Out Festival», reflecting on the marginalized music scenes in South America affected by the coronavirus.
In audiovisual art, images tend to distract or enhance the supposed meaning of music. The performance «Modular» by the Argentinian Ensamble Tropi at «In/Out» festival creates a productive dialogue between enhanced dichotomies produced by the Covid-19 pandemic.
This commissioned video for the Norient Film Festival portrays the Iranian sorna player Ebrahim Salmanpor Qashqai. He looks back on his life, his performances at Qashqai weddings, and the challenges the pandemic has brought.
This commissioned video for the Norient Film Festival is a collaboration between filmmaker Adythia Utama and musician Riar Rizaldi. They put a perspective on how freely we receive any kind of information through the screens of our gadgets during the pandemic.
During my fieldwork on the history of Chicano rap in L.A., many interlocutors voiced the opinion that the Chicano community never received due credit for their contribution to gangster rap culture. This is exemplified in the controversial music video «Go Loko» by YG.
This commissioned video for the Norient Film Festival is an introspective account of non-binary artist Janice Iche’s state of mind as they reflect on how the journey through 2020 was and their dreams of what 2021 holds for life.
A mythical creature with an ecological conscience, the Curupira protects the Brazilian Amazon from destructive forces. Read an essay by Patricia Jäggi on the problem of representation inspired by the film «Curupira, Creature Of The Woods».
After the Islamist invasion of Northern Mali in 2012, music was widely banned. In their search for peace and freedom, Malian musicians have been fighting back – with music. A short insight into Mali’s music scenes, inspired by the film «It Must Make Peace».
In most films, the English countryside is hailed as an idyllic place. Yet its colonial history is often overlooked. In her essay inspired by the film «A Protest, A Celebration, A Mixed Message», Chandra Frank reflects on West Indian carnival in Leeds.
