Blue Metaphor Ltd presents “Stories of the hearts untamed”, the second of a series of themed events bringing all art forms together, with filmmaking at the center.

Led by Bristol -based producer and director Sheherazade Bodin and owner of Blue Metaphor Ltd, the production company aims to help filmmakers, writers and any creative voices develop their projects portraying social and/or cultural matters.

This event is open to all creatives and those with passion projects looking for production support. In particular, those with noisy or misunderstood voices, looking to share their stories for greater impact!

Networking
For filmmakers and artists, there will be an hour of networking, a valuable opportunity to deepdive into other projects around the city, whilst enjoying the art exhibition.

Screenings
“Broken Bird”, a short comedy written and directed by Sheherazade Bodin, produced by Blue Metaphor Ltd and supported by the Bristol Pride Community Fund, followed by a Q&A with the team behind it. A concerned and loving daughter tries to set her disabled mother up with a taciturn character, ready to make dating as awkward as possible.

“Funeral of a Marriage Counselor”, a multi-awarded dark comedy written and directed by Ronit Meranda, produced by Fern Scott , followed by a Q&A with the team behind it. Following the sudden death of their long-term and much-too-depended-upon counsellor, a couple in their 50s take a chaotic stab at rebalancing their relationship, while grappling with their own mortality.

“ToMe2”, an experimental film about self-love by artist and dancer Maria Martinez, followed by a Q&A with the team behind it. “This video performance piece is based on the idea of love, care, and the self. By creating a cast of my body, I gave body to the external perspective of what it’s like to take care of myself. With this project, I aim to make people intrigued by the weirdness that this video conveys regarding obsessive caring, and make them reflect on how natural caring should be.” – Maria Martinez

Performances
Langa Ncube: “War” // Spoken words and sound
Langa Ncube will use spoken word to take you on the journey on how they overcame self-hatred to gain self-love. There are 4 parts to this piece ‘Intro’, ‘Pre-war’, ‘The War’ and ‘Post war’.

Martin Viktorov and Anastasia: “Spirare” // Experimental electronic music and contemporary dancing, combining movement and sound.
Spirare is a sound and movement performance exploring how breath can communicate and transform emotion. It expresses the diverse range of feelings that relationships with our loved ones can stir within us.

Exhibition
“Gaia’s Legation” amidst the Cosmos by artist Javeria Salar Khan
Javeria Salar Khan is an artist hailing from Dir, a remote region of North Western Pakistan. A land with rich cultural and artistic heritage spanning multiple civilizations, eras and techniques. She is a graduate of Pakistan’s prestigious National College of Arts (NCA), and later pursued her master’s in Fine Arts from School of Art, Birmingham. Her work focuses on the use of color, darkness, geometric forms and patterns to depict realities around her and how humans perceive the all-encompassing and ever-present cosmos

Food and drink
This event is non-alcoholic. Hot drinks and soft drinks will be available, along with snacks, pastries and more.

Tickets
Earlybird £7
Regular £9
Late £10

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