Juwairiyyah Wali, a former guest programmer for Flatpack 2022, asked True Form Projects to be part of their event ‘A Time To Rebel’. The event celebrated contemporary South Asian British Film with screenings of Gurinder Chadha’s debut documentary I’m British But… and BANGLATOWN!, Farihah Chowdhury’s short documentary on the Bengali heritage of London’s Brick Lane and a panel discussion with Juwairiyyah Wali, Farihah Chowdhury, and Roo Kaur Dhissou. Audiences were invited to fully immerse themselves in the South Asian underground rave scene and the iconic daytimer events of the 80s and 90s with a set from DJ Rizmi whilst experimental visuals from the True Form Projects Vinyl Archive were projected around the space.
About Juwairiyyah Wali
Born in Birmingham and of Mirpuri heritage, Juwairiyyah flexibly labels herself as a film curator, space maker, and facilitator. Juwairiyyah’s creative experience is foregrounded against film exhibition, connection and intent to further establish radical film watching spaces in her home city of Birmingham. Juwairiyyah currently works with Flatpack Film Festival and has recently co-founded Radical Exhibition Collective, a platform dedicated to diasporic and community gathering and providing access to independent, archival and experimental film and moving image in Birmingham- but also sometimes beyond. She has also worked in collaboration with organisations such as We Don’t Settle, The GAP Arts Project, Moseley Road Baths, Birmingham Museums Trust, Trueform Projects and Brixton Community Cinema.
