Frames of Representation will open today 12 April with a screening of a Director’s cut of Roberto Minervini’s What You Gonna Do when the World’s on Fire? [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Roberto Minervini
scheda film] at the ICA in London. The director and the film’s protagonist Judy Hill will be present at the screening and will also appear at the opening night event Nation on Fire: Roundtable Discussion with the New Black Panthers. Members of the New Black Panther Party will join a discussion about racial politics and the historical and contemporary iterations of the Black Panther movement.

The fourth edition of Frames of Representation (FoR) is a showcase for the cinema of the real, exploring aesthetic and political perspectives at its core. Until 20 April, the festival will present the premieres of 12 full-length features and six shorts, as well as an all-day symposium, a live performance, and a range of masterclasses, talks and workshops. The programme spotlights local experiences that form part of global conversations around class, gender, race, religion, sexuality and the environment. 

Highlights include UK premieres of Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov’s Honeyland [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara …
intervista: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir …
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intervista: Gastón Solnicki
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intervista: Isaki Lacuesta
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intervista: Carlos Reygadas
scheda film], and a conversation on the ethics and aesthetics of performative documentary.

The line-up explores the capacity of the moving image to unsettle hegemonic, neoliberal forms of separation and division, and its ability to forge connections across borders. This year’s festival emphasises forms of filmmaking which aim to collectively discover and share knowledge outside the scope of dominant cinema.