Street Art Cinemart: Footnotes in The City

Sat. 17 Nov, 2018 at 6:00pm SAST
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Footnotes in the City is a film that explores street art as a form of visual activism in Durban, South Africa.


Directed by: Mook Lion and Samora Chapman / Documentary / 32min 43s


The film focuses on the work of Mook Lion and his collaborators, as seen by documentary photographer and filmmaker, Samora Chapman.


It’s also an investigation of the urban spaces that provide the context of street art, and the people that experience it. The brothers become invested in this form of cultural expression through their participation in hip hop culture and graffiti in Durban from the mid 2000s. Through this culture they developed an interest in exploring, actively participating and documenting their city of residence.


Durban is a city in rapid transition environmentally, socially, economically and culturally, and street art is presented as a pragmatic and effective means of cultural response. The ephemeral nature of street art and mural art as a result of the transitory nature of the public space means that documentation is the only long lasting evidence of this cultural expression.


The film investigates the real and potential function of street art, the vibrant informal economy and art as activism. The artistic strategies of collaboration, participation and site specificity are also explored.


(Exclusive Q&A afterwards with filmmakers in attendance) 

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The Bioscope Independent Cinema 286 Fox Street
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
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