Jitterbug | Screening

Museum of the Home Exhibition Space Screening Venue

136 Kingsland Road London England E2 8EA United Kingdom COPY Direction

Event Date: End 2022-03-09 10:00 ~ 2022-05-08 17:00

Project Key : #london, #Film/Video, #Dream

https://www.artangel.org.uk/project/jitter...
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Still from Ayo Akingbade's Jitterbug (2022)

Jitterbug | Screening

Museum of the Home Exhibition Space Screening Venue

136 Kingsland Road London England E2 8EA United Kingdom COPY Direction

Event Date: End 2022-03-09 10:00 ~ 2022-05-08 17:00

Project Key : #london, #Film/Video, #Dream

https://www.artangel.org.uk/project/jitter...
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Set in London’s predominantly Afro-Caribbean and historically working-class community of Hackney at a time of rampant gentrification, Jitterbug offers a soulful portrait of teenagers coming of age just as their community is being torn apart by forces beyond their control. The film chronicles a day in the life of eighteen-year-old student Afeni Omolade, played by Amara Okereke, who lives with her parents and younger brother in a council block. Afeni is on the cusp of leaving home to realise her dream of studying History of Art at Cambridge University when unexpected news suddenly hits.

Shot on 16mm film, Akingbade tracks a rollercoaster ride of youthful hope and adult resignation, anger, and resilience as Afeni, her parents Precious and Julius, and her brother Kofo each deal with the devastating news.

Jitterbug will be presented at the Museum of the Home, in Hackney, from 9 March to 8 May 2022.

Accepted 2022-03-07 10:05

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