Bali > QAMERAD X Otherness Archive
QUEER CINEMA WORKSHOPS
AS PART OF OTHERNESS ARCHIVE X QAMERAD: SHARED CAMERA/DERIE
SHARED *CAMERA-DERIE is a collaborative film project merging two queer and trans-centred communities––Otherness Archive from London and QAMERAD from Bali––to create a long-term partnership utilising alternative modes of cinema making and sharing that sustains and elevates transnational queer solidarity.
*Definition: a play of words between camera and camaraderie that implies a collective collaboration through alternative cinema
Workshop Synopsis
Utilising “archive” as a form of practice and feeling, Sweatmother will lead three practical and personal workshops on topics such as the forgotten practice of archiving in relation to trans and queer people and how the “archive” can be reworked into cinema curation, collective care and elevating trans feminism. Additionally Sweat will speak on founding Otherness Archive, an accessible online archive providing an open-access library and freely available resource, featuring their first iteration focusing on *transmasculine moving-image, both contemporary and pre-existing work.
At the end of the three workshops, QAMERAD will collectively collaborate with Sweatmother on a final curated film program of works from Otherness Archive to present to their local Bali communitie(s). This will be an opportunity to share curatorial responsibilities and defy the notion that there is only one curator. This will be an open space for friends and other members of the queer Bali community to enjoy conversation and share ideas, feelings, and reflections from the film program presented.
Workshop Breakdown
Workshop #1: Living Archives
Through discussion, Sweatmother will touch on historical events that shifted the use of archives into forms of art and transgression for queer and trans+ communities, and how lived experiences can make alternative archives today.
Workshop #2: Trans Feminism in the Digital Age
We will break down on how to run an intentional, inclusive, and sustainable queer collective/space. With a discussion on how trans feminism can be put into practice in a world heavily surveillanced, censored and exclusionary to transness (on the rise of gender criticism).
Workshop #3: Collective Curations with Otherness Archive:
An introduction into Otherness Archive, the artists involved and how it’s a resource for global trans+ and queer communities. We will discuss topics such as otherness, collaborations, and how to practise ethical curations.
Access Info
- Venue is located on the ground floor. Ramp is available for wheelchair access.
- Visual materials will be spoken and captioned in English.
- Sign Language and English-to-Indonesian interpreters are available upon requests during registration.
- We will provide extra computers/smartphones to those without access to devices.
Link to register: http://bit.ly/qamerad (Limited Space, Register by May 7)
Venue will be disclosed to participants via confirmation email.
General Project’s Description
This program is part of SHARED CAMERA-DERIE, a collaborative film project merging two queer and trans-centred communities––Otherness Archive from London and QAMERAD from Bali––to create a long-term partnership utilising alternative modes of cinema making and sharing that sustains and elevates transnational queer solidarity. Supported by the British Council’s Connection Through Culture Grant, this 7-month long collaboration will be a cross-residency of the two founders––Sweatmother in Bali and Rizky Rahad in London––where they will both engage with their opposite communities through workshops and focus on topics such as collective memory, ethical curations and collaborative watching. The two final programmes in Bali and London will be a collective experience encouraging community engagement where the line between artists, organisers, and audience is blurred.