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SUMMARY:A Song for the Xeedho: Under the Open Sky Screening + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:A screening of Under the Open Sky followed by a short Q&A with director Sonum Sumaria and Yumna Kamel (Earth Refuge).\n  \nBOOK HERE \n  \nJoin us for a screening of Under the Open Sky\, followed by a short Q&A with Director Sonum Sumaria and Yumna Kamel\, founder of Earth Refuge. \nIn Under the Open Sky\, Ahmed and his family – nomadic camel-herders from India – face an existential dilemma: to continue their traditional way of life or adapt to a rapidly modernising world. The film traces their quiet but powerful struggle to hold onto their ancestral way of life as they are increasingly displaced by industrialisation\, climate shifts and economic pressures. \nAfter the screening\, Sonum and Yumna will reflect on the making of the film and further questions around climate crisis\, displacement\, land\, memory and belonging. This event is presented as part of the A Song for the Xeedho: the Knot Makers public programme. \nTickets: £5. (If the ticket price is a barrier\, please contact us via dijana@counterpoints.org.uk) \nBOOK HERE \nA Song for the Xeedho: the Knot Makers by Fozia Ismail is co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and Whitechapel Gallery for Backyard Biennial. Public programme curated by Heather Marks. \n  \nBiographies:\nSonum Sumaria is an award-winning British-Asian filmmaker and has been making films with marginalised communities for the past thirteen years. She read Spanish and Russian at Cambridge University\, and studied at the Cuban film school EICTV\, going on to complete an MA in Cinematography at MetFilm School in London. Sonum has a deep interest in nomadic and indigenous communities and is particularly drawn to the themes of identity and belonging. \nYumna Kamel is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Earth Refuge\, the first legal think tank focused on climate displacement. She is a leading voice on climate mobility\, legal innovation\, and migrant justice\, with a track record of building some of the field’s most ambitious public-facing initiatives. At Earth Refuge\, Yumna leads work on legal education\, advocacy and access to justice for communities affected by climate displacement. She has launched flagship online beginners’ workshops\, co-developed the Climate Mobility Case Database and co-founded the upcoming  Climate Mobility and Legal Innovation Programme (CLIP). Previously\, she was Senior Legal Education Officer at Right to Remain\, which supports people navigating the UK asylum and immigration system. Yumna holds an LLM from University of Pennsylvania\, where she was awarded the Public Interest Fellowship\, and an LLB from Queen Mary University. She also serves on the advisory boards of the Global Center for Climate Justice and Arawelo Studio. \n  \nLinks:\nUnder the Open Sky – trailer \nArawelo Studio – website / Instagram \nFozia Ismail – Instagram / LinkedIn \nSonum Sumaria – website / Instagram \nEarth Refuge – website / Instagram \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/a-song-for-the-xeedho-under-the-open-sky-screening-qa/
LOCATION:BLOC\, ArtsOne Building\, Queen Mary University of London\, BLOC\, 1 Westfield Way\, London\, E1 4PD
CATEGORIES:Film,Learning,Sustainability & Climate Justice
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