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Curators’ note

Young Voices @ Bloomsbury Festival shines a light on the work of young filmmakers, with essay films that capture the everyday in London before the pandemic and now. This curated programme will take viewers on a virtual stroll through Bloomsbury. It highlights the beauty in the mundane and performs a similar gesture to those long walks we took through our neighbourhoods during lockdown. The selection combines short meandering videos with longer reflective ones, each championing the experimental nature of the essayistic form. - VC

Programme
Bloomsbury Square, Griffin Wells, 0:50min, 2021 (Pittsburgh-London Film Programme, Autumn 2021)

Through Google Street View, the filmmaker observes the objects and visitors of Bloomsbury Square. - VC

London from the Grounds Up, Helen Richard, 7:00min, 2018 (Pittsburgh-London Film Programme, Spring 2018)

This stylish exploration of London’s coffee shops seeks to make sense of the city’s culture through tasting its different coffee flavours. - VC

Looking Up at Bloomsbury, Cal Behr, 0:50min, 2021 (Pittsburgh-London Film Programme, Autumn 2021)

An afternoon spent wandering around the neighbourhood with a camera trained on the skies over Bloomsbury.

Patchwork City, Anna Symonds, 2:59min, 2020 (Phoenix-Making Images Course, Autumn 2020)

An ode to pre-pandemic London, presented through images of quotidian traffic, restless pedestrians and concrete buildings. - AK

Tavistock Square Gardens Bench, Jennifer Booker, 0:50min, 2021 (Pittsburgh-London Film Programme, Autumn 2021)

Resting one’s gaze on a bench in Tavistock Square Gardens. - VC

Cigarettes, Dean Bogdanovic, 6:20min, 2017 (Pittsburgh-London Film Programme, Spring 2017)

A humorous video essay on London’s smoking culture …. the meaning of life. - VC

Bloomsbury Street Art, Jack Carroll, 0:50min, 2021 (Pittsburgh-London Film Programme, Autumn 2021)

This film explores Bloomsbury’s street art culture and its relation to its bustling environment.

Street Haunting, Deanna Druskat, 6:35min, 2017 (Pittsburgh-London Film Programme, Autumn 2017)

Channelling Virginia Woolf’s restless literary spirit, Druskat takes us on a dream walk through London’s pre-pandemic streets. - AK

Shadows in Bedford Square, Jennifer Booker, 0:50min, 2021 (Pittsburgh-London Film Programme, Autumn 2021)

Take a stroll around one of London's most picturesque squares as the last moments of daylight cast their spell on passers-by. - AK

Speaking Statues, Hanna Hodgett, 3:01min, 2021 (‘From Page to Screen' Derek Jarman Lab/UCL, 2021)

A visual study of Bloomsbury’s iconic statues with their by-gone tales. - AK

Following the films, the curators Valeria Calza and Alexandra Kravariti will host a Q&A with filmmakers

The programme concludes with

View of Bloomsbury, Irene Bailey, 0:50min, 2021 (Pittsburgh-London Film Programme, Autumn 2021)

Walking around Bloomsbury is a daily occurrence for many students, professors, newcomers, and locals, but how often do we stop to take a good look around?

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