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The Chronic Youth Film Festival ran at the Barbican Centre 3 – 13 Oct 2020 (originally programmed for 28 – 29 March, but rescheduled due to the Covid-19 pandemic)

The Barbican Young Programmers curated an international roster of films for Chronic Youth Film Festival 2020 to challenge perspectives and share universal experiences. Celebrating Chronic Youth’s fifth year, the Festival programmers – aged between 15 and 25 – explored how young people carve out spaces for themselves within communities in hostile or indifferent social and political landscapes.

PROGRAMME:

A First Farewell (2018) China, dir. Lina Wang + Zoom panel discussion with Dr Rachel Harris and Rahima Mahmut

Twilight City (1989) UK dir. Black Audio Film Collective + Dear Babylon (2019) UK dir. Ayo Akingbade + ScreenTalk with George Shire, Eddie George and Ayo Akingbade (pictured)

Q’s Barbershop (2019) Denmark dir Emil Langballe

Una Banda de Chicas (2019) Argentina dir. Marilina Giménez

Land of Ashes (2019) Costa Rica dir. Sofia Quiros

Reel Short Takes: Umbral (2020) UK & Brazil dir. Maria Lissoni and Giovanna Colagrossi // Motherland (2019) UK dir. Tracey Lopes and Alicia Quayson // Gray (2019) UK dir, Edem Wornoo // Ill Actually (2019) UK dir. Zoë Hunter Gordon // Marina (2019) Netherlands dir. Kate Villevoye // Home Stream (2019) UK dir. Giulia Gandini // Oriental Berlin (2020) Germany dir. Terence Li // Sorry Fi Disturb Yuh (2019) UK dir. Georgia Goggin