During the workshop, we will work collectively to create a digital queer archive. We will focus explicitly on recognition, representation and the necessity of archiving, specifically within the Black queer community, where visibility is not a given. We ask participants to think in advance about a film scene that touches them personally. This can be the work of others or your own.

JeanPaul Paula and Rafik Opti create space to share, remember and preserve. The stories and scenes that participants bring with them become part of a digital queer film archive, as a collective act of preservation and recognition. The workshop concludes with an ‘Archive Wall’: a visual overview of all the films that touched us, as a queer film map for the future.

This workshop is for film lovers, photographers, creators, archivists. No prior knowledge is required, only your voice, your story, your perspective. We ask everyone to respect the purpose of this event and each other's experiences.