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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/videodyssey-laaf-and-still-it-re
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SUMMARY:Toxteth TV: VideOdyssey: LAAF: And still\, it remains – film prem
 iere
DESCRIPTION:And still\, it remains – film premiere\nThursday 6 July\, 6:0
 0 pm - 7:30 pm\nVideOdyssey\, Toxteth TV\, 37-45 Windsor St\, Toxteth\, Li
 verpool L8 1XE\n£6 / Pay What You Can\nBooking link.\nTo launch Arwa Abu
 rawa and Turab Shah’s newly commissioned film And still\, it remains
 \, join Arwa and artist Leila Gamaz for this special evening of artist 
 film screenings and discussion on key themes such as climate justice\, mod
 erated by poet\, Amina Atiq. \nBetween 1960 and 1966\, France tested and
  detonated a series of nuclear bombs in the Algerian desert. These explosi
 ons poisoned the land with radioactive material\, inflicting devastating 
 – and permanent – ecological and humanitarian harm.In 2021\, radioacti
 ve sand from the Sahara was blown from the Algerian desert back to France 
 by sweeping winds. This meteorological event served as a reminder that the
  environmental legacies of colonialism cannot be forgotten or contained.Fi
 lmed in a village in the Algerian Sahara\, the work features interviews wi
 th residents who surrounded by ancient rock art and the legacies of these 
 tests. Exploring their own migration to the area\, and the impacts of the 
 nuclear tests\, Aburawa and Shah’s film asks how people live with the af
 terlife of toxic colonialism?Artist Leila Gamaz shares stories that create
  opportunities for healing losses experienced by the diaspora. This encomp
 asses memories of and held by landscapes\, species\, and bodies. Leila wil
 l screening a recent film work\, followed by a moderated discussion by Ami
 na Atiqthat will draw out shared themes between both films\, including cli
 mate justice and colonialism.And still\, it remains is commissioned by L
 iverpool Arab Arts Festival.Supported using funds from Arts Council Englan
 d.With thanks to LUX.Suitable for ages +16.Access: This venue is accessibl
 e. Please email admin@arabicartsfestival.co.uk for any access requests.
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