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ISHTAR, Mia Georgis, UK 2020, 4 min. 29 sec.
ISHTAR is an experimental short film based on the gender-fluid Mesopotamian deity. The film looks at the coloniality of gender and readdresses the way in which the UK has imposed the gender binary on POC. It is an affirmation of our historical and present existence. Ishtar hosts a feast in an English country garden for five gender non-conforming / trans / non-binary siblings of colour. Each guest holds the history of their ancestors and their present-day selves.
Shown at Current Transmissions 2020.
Credits
Creator: Mia Georgis
Producer: Chantal Adams (NTS)
Editor: Hedvig Ahlberg
Colourist: Liz Glennard
Director of Photography: Luciana Riso
Steadicam Operator: Michael Vega
Casting Director: Char Boden
Stylists: Alia Aluli
Jewlery: Ruby Taglight
Set Designers: Lydia Birgani-nia and Inès Georgis
Make-up: Lala Majid
Cast:
Kate Bernstoc Yaz Zadeh, Elie Che, Michelle Tiwo, Aisha Mirza and
Krishna Istha
This work was produced for New Creatives, supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.
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no. 236848.