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Queer Worlds – artists’ film exhibition at Colonnade House
Queer Worlds – A programme of films by LGBTQIA+ artists from across the globe
Queer Worlds brings together a collection of 15 short films by LGBTQIA+ artists from the UK and around the world, presented as a single-screen programme. Spanning animation, documentary, experimental film and poetic fiction, the works offer a rich and varied reflection on contemporary Queer life.
Across the programme, artists explore themes of identity, memory, desire and belonging, alongside experiences of disability, neurodivergence and care. The films move between intimate personal stories and wider social and political contexts – from reflections on labour, technology and global systems, to reimagined rituals of grief and community, and overlooked histories of queer resistance.
Works such as Black Chalk by Julieta Tetelbaum offer a tender portrait of a neurodivergent woman navigating everyday life, while Everything That Shakes by Chieh Lin transforms anxiety and uncertainty into a shared space for reflection and healing. Films including Mecha Meraki by Babi Astolfi and By a Thread by David Kmet explore identity and transformation through imaginative, symbolic worlds, while Pauline Bernard-Vernay’s Casa Susanna revisits hidden queer histories. (Un)fit to Work by Yasmin Godo confronts barriers faced by disabled people, and Oran O’Sullivan’s work remembers a largely forgotten moment of UK Queer protest.
Films are shown on a 60-minute loop in this order, starting on the hour.
Credits
Curated and produced by videoclub
Co-curated with young people from Esteem
Supported by Arts Council England
Queer Worlds brings together a collection of 15 short films by LGBTQIA+ artists from the UK and around the world, presented as a single-screen programme. Spanning animation, documentary, experimental film and poetic fiction, the works offer a rich and varied reflection on contemporary Queer life.
Across the programme, artists explore themes of identity, memory, desire and belonging, alongside experiences of disability, neurodivergence and care. The films move between intimate personal stories and wider social and political contexts – from reflections on labour, technology and global systems, to reimagined rituals of grief and community, and overlooked histories of queer resistance.
Works such as Black Chalk by Julieta Tetelbaum offer a tender portrait of a neurodivergent woman navigating everyday life, while Everything That Shakes by Chieh Lin transforms anxiety and uncertainty into a shared space for reflection and healing. Films including Mecha Meraki by Babi Astolfi and By a Thread by David Kmet explore identity and transformation through imaginative, symbolic worlds, while Pauline Bernard-Vernay’s Casa Susanna revisits hidden queer histories. (Un)fit to Work by Yasmin Godo confronts barriers faced by disabled people, and Oran O’Sullivan’s work remembers a largely forgotten moment of UK Queer protest.
Films are shown on a 60-minute loop in this order, starting on the hour.
Credits
Curated and produced by videoclub
Co-curated with young people from Esteem
Supported by Arts Council England
Tue 26 May to Sun 31 May, Tue 2 Jun to Sun 7 Jun
Colonnade House, 47 Warwick St, Worthing, East Sussex BN11 3DH
Visitor informationGallery address:
Colonnade House, 47 Warwick St, Worthing BN11 3DH
Opening times:
Tuesday 26 May – Sunday 7 June, 10am – 5pm daily (Closed on Monday 1 June)
Accessibility:
The gallery has an accessible ground floor entrance.
Films in the programme have captions.
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