BROKEN CHORDS CAN SING A LITTLE

This film addresses the 'migration crisis' in general and the experience of displacement by Middlesbrough residents who are seeking asylum. It explores the feelings, memories, anxieties, and aspirations of these groups against the backdrop of relevant governmental policies, news and public debates. The work brings Lima's interviews with asylum seekers and refugees, charity workers and politicians together with found footage such as the television coverage of the Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the 'migration crisis'. It also includes scenes inspired by Aristophanes' classical theatrical comedy The Birds, acted by people seeking asylum, who wear bird masks to conceal their identities. The scenes take place in sites as varied as the Transporter Bridge, a Kurdish café and Middlesbrough's Home Office reporting centre.

This film was commissioned by Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, developed in collaboration with Investing in People and Culture charity; supported by Arts Council England.

2016, single channel video, colour, 60 mins.