Moving Portraits - What does it mean to be me?

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 4:30 PM 16:30
Friday, August 28, 2026 5:30 PM 17:30

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Immersive video installation capturing the physical stories of people with complex disabilities in celebration of the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Using the latest in SubPac Technology, a collection of moving image shorts can be experienced through vibration with audio description, as well as through the visual medium of film.

Credits; Directors Sima Gonsai and Lisa Simpson

Commissioned by: Arts Council England and Doyle Cart

Collaborators - People Dancing, Studio Wayne McGregor, Zoe Partington, Simon Webber, Art Makers, Becky Pringle, Flatpack Festival and Birmingham Rep.

Image credit: Anastasia Jobson

BIOG

Sima Gonsai is a Midlands based artist-filmmaker, director and producer. At the heart of Sima’s practice is a desire to tell stories, rooted in intergenerational, social and cultural histories. Her films have explored bodily signatures from differently abled groups, environmental exploration, climate emergency and connecting communities across the globe via bicycle read more…

artwork

Sima Gonsai’s artist-filmmaker work is rooted in the senses, using movement in film as a tool to explore belonging, cross-cultural connections and narrative-led storytelling.

screendance

Screen dance is an art form that merges dance, film and music. Presenting a collection of artistic films responding to climate change, inclusion and connected histories. Capturing bodies in motion to explore deep human narratives by combining choreography and cinematography.

supporting artists

As well as creating and producing her own films, Sima Gonsai supports and mentors artists from digital, dance and visual art backgrounds.

Broadcast credits include BBCArts, SkyArts, B2022 Cultural Festival for The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Sima is a resident curator for BAFTA qualifying Flatpack Film Festival, a judge for One Dance UK and screendance festivals across the globe.

CURRENT WORK

Moving Portraits - What does it mean to be me?

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