AUTHOR Bettina Gracias
Nos mondes sous l’objectif d’Alessandro Punzo
À Venise, une exposition photographique m’a menée bien au-delà de l’esthétique : dans les pas d’Alessandro Punzo, photographe-nomade, j’ai découvert les visages oubliés de la migration et les fractures invisibles de notre monde. De Madagascar au Sénégal, des ruelles italiennes aux plages brûlantes, ce récit mêle art, engagement et rencontres poignantes.
This Covid Life: Ash
“It is hard to believe that it was almost a year ago, April 2020, that I answered an advert on the BBC Writers Room page to send in a ‘dark’ ten minute script on life under Covid.”
Our Worlds Through the Lens of Alessandro Punzo
Alessandro Punzo started his working life at sea as a trainee officer onboard a mammoth petrol tanker bearing the Italian flag. He describes this experience as having opened his eyes to the dreadful inequalities of capitalism and its detrimental effect on the environment as well as showing him:
Funny Boy & Interview with Nimmi Harasgama
Adapted from Shylam Selvadua’s novel, the film is multi-layered, cleverly weaving the personal and political over time to show how inextricably entwined they have become. In Sri Lanka, then and now, it is impossible to separate the wider political, cultural and historical context from individual lives, loves and memories.
Circles | Michael’s Story
The play is a touching love story between two, very different, men. Michael, a sweet innocent from the South and Rob, a brash New Yorker. The characters are brilliantly played by Greg Miller Burns and Oliver Hamilton which is reflected in the fact that you care what happens to them almost instantly.
‘Jakinta’ short zoom comedy
Join Jakinta as she prepares for her virtual date in ‘Jakinta’, a comedic look at Internet dating on zoom during lockdown.
An Acting Experiment
Delve into the variability in acting with the same monologue by various performers. Learn how interpretation shapes the message.
‘Jakinta’ by Bettina Gracias – A cheery monologue
Laugh along with the video cheery monologue by Jakinta, designed to uplift spirits during these uncertain times.