IV. Shaky Ground

Here we reveal the ecological and societal impacts of global industrial production, including the fashion industry (estimated to be the second biggest polluter after the oil industry). This strand accentuates how the poetic and philosophical power of cinema can act as a corrective to narratives around human labour and climate change. 

 
London | Glasgow | Exeter | Plymouth

Tokyo-based designer Yuima Nakazato is lost for words as he meanders through Nairobi’s Gikomba Market, the world’s largest hub for discarded clothes. 

 
Bristol

The production, dispersal and eventual re-distribution of clothing is one of the protagonists of the climate crisis. This programme zooms in on the term ‘waste colonialism’ and reveals the ways in which creativity can be deployed to amplify collective concerns.

 
London

As the rain tears down on rippled metal roofs, the Cameroonian city of Douala is in the throes of preparation for the start of the new school year. Our protagonist – the stoic, hardworking Mambar Pierette – is a dressmaker and as such becomes the local confidant, therapist and mother. 

 
London

Set in the arid Bolivian Altiplano, Utama portrays an elderly Quechua couple who embody an ancestral bond to their land.