kinomad presents AN ISLAND AND ONE NIGHT + Q&A

An Island and One Night / Une île et une nuit / Koy kéren suri ma / Jedna wyspa, jednej nocy / Una illa e una nuèch / Gun kelen ani su kelen / جزيرةوليلة / Адзін востраў і адна ноч / O insulă și o noapte / Ag guddi ca diggu géej / ⴶⴰⵔ ⵓⵜⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⴷⴰⵂⴰⴹ

kinomad is proud to present a very unique film this October: An Island and One Night with a Q&A with one of the members of the community, who also contributed in the making of the film.
Here we will have an opportunity to talk about living off grid, being creative as a community, and also about their experience of struggle, self-organization and the invention of forms of collective life geared towards a good life for all, and respectful of all living beings.

All the money collected by the donation will go to support the Quartier Libre des Lentillères and their project, in defense against the threats of the city hall, who want to evict them and, on the other hand, to "normalize" them

An Island and One Night is a fictional film made collectively over the past two years by the residents and users of the Quartier Libre des Lentillères, a self-organized area extending on the last remaining market garden land in the city of Dijon.
These 8 hectares have been occupied and recultivated since 2010, in resistance to a concrete ecocity project that still threatens them today. In the middle of the city, these fallow spaces and abandoned houses have been transformed into a self-managed, multi-purpose district, where collective housing, market gardening, self-construction, festive and cultural events, etc. intermingle. It's a place of struggle and solidarity of all kinds, as well as a veritable reserve of biodiversity.

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In this film, we use the prism of the imaginary to talk about reality, about what we live here, how we got here, what we're looking for and what we're fighting against every day.
It's a musical and danced fiction, without heroes or heroines, with houses that are boats (and vice versa), pirates of all kinds and as many different languages...
In short, the Quartier Libre des Lentillères is a treasure island into the eye of cinema!
Self-produced, self-distributed and based on volunteer participation, this film shot on 16mm silver film was built up over the course of the area's life, in correlation with it, to the rhythm of events and seasons.
From writing to filming to editing, each stage of the process was collective and participatory, with everyone sharing their know-how.
The film's music is made up of original tracks composed during the making of the film, as well as pre-existing tracks from supportive bands who have played at the Quartier in the past.
The distribution of An Island and One Night will initially take the form of itinerant screenings - either free or on donation base, in keeping with this non-mercantile spirit.

kinomad exists to unearth films that disturb, provoke, and demand conversation — films that ask the kind of messy political and philosophical questions mainstream cinema avoids

we roam around London, sharing unusual films, introducing their backgrounds, and promoting independent artists and their trade

our events are always free, and aim to provide space for people to discuss and share opinions as a playground to project that in their own lives

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Bath House, 80 Eastway, London, United Kingdom