{"product_id":"seen-issue-010","title":"Seen, Issue 010","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeen\u003c\/em\u003e is a journal of film and visual culture focused on Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities globally, published in print and online by BlackStar Projects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eBlackStar Film's 15th year of programming and Seen's 10th issue thematically ground this issue in reflection and remembering. Nehad Khader writes about some of the festival's most unforgettable screenings, Arthur Jafa speaks with Róisín Tapponi on his return to cinema, directing his first feature at 65, his kinship with Jean-Michel Basquiat, and his artistic roots in\u003cem\u003e Daughters of the Dust\u003c\/em\u003e. Cheryl Dune looks back at her directorial choices in \u003ci\u003eThe Watermelon Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and considers how the film, made with little money and time, has become queer canon and a touchstone for Black lesbians and studs 30 years later.\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Work Sans, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eElsewhere,\u003c\/span\u003e Meriem Bennani,\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e director of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003egenre defying\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Work Sans, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBouchra\u003c\/em\u003e, a semi-autobiographical animated film about a Morocon coyote filmmaker, is profiled by Samia Labidi. She writes that for Bennani, \"Imagination is not escape. Imagination is the practice that keeps us capable of collective transformation.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublished by Blackstar\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e127 pages\u003cbr\u003e200 x 250 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blackstar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57590371123531,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/Seen_10_cover.webp?v=1781612601","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/products\/seen-issue-010","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}