Wednesday 30 April 2008, 8pm

Curious
(be)longing

A group of inspiring African teenagers brought illegally or trafficked into the UK overcome desperate situations and build new lives for themselves in London. Now in college, fluent in English, with dreams of going to university, the girls face deportation on their 18th birthdays under current Home Office rules. This film asks them what they long for and where they feel they belong.

(be)longing was made with the support of the NSPCC There to Here group, a support group of women and girls brought or trafficked into the UK as minors and sexually exploited.

The screening of (be)longing will be followed by a discussion with Curious, artists Leslie Hill and Helen Paris, about the project, the nature of the work and where the girls are now, as well as giving you the chance to talk to the artists about (be)longing and share your feedback.

Leslie Hill and Helen Paris are artists working in performance, video and digital media known for their edgy,
humorous interrogations of contemporary culture and politics, work that has been called “as smart as it is seductive”. As Curious, they have produced over 30 works as well as collaborations with national and international artists.

An Artsadmin project commissioned by the Women’s Library, London Metropolitan University and supported by Arts Council England, Awards For All, City Bridge Trust, John S Cohen Foundation, Friends of the Women’s Library, Brunel University and SMARTLab Digital Media Institute, University of East London.

All Tickets £5 (includes a free DVD of the film)

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