SCREEN BANDITA
LUCKY BILL
LIGHTENING OLMH
THE REWINDER
Screen Bandita are a collective that strives to, through various activities, create an environment where previously abandoned film can be given new lease of life through its contextual re-imagination and exposure to a new audience.
MANIFESTO
location:
edinburgh/scotland
current core members:
Lydia Beilby, Leanora Olmi, Evi Tsiligaridou
the lost & forgotten
We aim to encourage the celebration of forgotten elements of film; both in terms of the practitioners who, historically, may not have received the recognition they deserved, as well as those pieces of film that have been lost, discarded or forgotten. Through the presentation of programmes that merge documentary, fiction and experimental themes, we hope to capture and expose a few of the of the many facets of the visual image; from the beautiful to the banal, and all that exists between.
We aim to use the Environment integrally in our events and we endeavour to harness some of Scotland's lesser known and interesting venues to present our showcases
Furthermore, many of our performances attempt to create a space where music can interweave with the visuals in an unexpected way, in order to engage reciprocally with the films and to create an all encompassing and transformative audio / visual experience.
the experience
Screen Bandita began in 2007 in an attempt to draw attention to female directors and practitioners whose work remains relatively undiscovered and obscure, or criminally underrated, either within popular culture or film history.
We wanted to create a lively space to view and discuss these works whilst also addressing the gender imbalance prevalent in the film world. As such, we have previously screened the dreamlike meditations of Maya Deren, work by Edinburgh/Orkadian artist and poet Margaret Tait and even early shorts by some of our favorite current female filmmakers; Lynne Ramsay, Andrea Arnold and Jane Campion.
We wanted to create a lively space to view and discuss these works whilst also addressing the gender imbalance prevalent in the film world.
As such, we have previously screened the dreamlike meditations of Maya Deren, work by Edinburgh/Orkadian artist and poet Margaret Tait and even early shorts by some of our favorite current female filmmakers; Lynne Ramsay, Andrea Arnold and Jane Campion.
founding members:
Lydia Beilby, Madeline Bates, Eddie Ross
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