About this Event
Afghanistan has almost vanished from the media since the withdrawal of international troops in 2021 despite suffering one of the most serious humanitarian crises in the world, which has had unprecedented social, economic and health repercussions.
“How are Afghans doing?” was the question that prompted this project: conceived by , written and drawn by Francesca Romana Torre and La Tram (Margherita Tramutoli), and produced thanks to humanitarian funding from the European Union.
Through the drawings of La Tram and the words of Francesca Romana Torre, who visited EMERGENCY's together in July 2023, the graphic novel shines a light on some of the issues the Afghan people currently face, from the vantage point of our hospitals and healthcare centres.
Join us for this event, in the company of EMERGENCY's UK team, Francesca Romana Torre and La Tram. "Till the Last Bird Sings" will be available for free.
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EMERGENCY provides free, high-quality healthcare to victims of war, poverty and landmines, alongside building hospitals and training local medical staff. Founded in 1994, EMERGENCY has treated over 13 million people in 20 different countries and currently operates in Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Italy, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda.
Francesca Romana Torre After spending some years in the audio-visual field, writing several full-length films and the documentary Vicine about the Lucha y Siesta women’s shelter, Francesca Torre began working as a proof-reader at Panini Comics. In 2020, as editor of the comics section of the website Stay Nerd, she wrote an article about sexual harassment in the Italian comic book business, followed by co-founding the collective “Moleste” in October of the same year. She also curated the introductory events for Arf! Festival’s “Women in Comics” show at the Palazzo Merulana in Rome. In 2021, she was one of the contributors to the anthology Fai rumore and coordinated the publishing for Il Castoro Editore. Currently, Torre is on the editorial board of the magazine Smack!, which focuses on comics and gender equality. In 2024 her graphic novel “L’età verde” will be published by Castoro Editore.
Margherita Tramutoli – La Tram – has a degree in International Relations and a diploma in Comic drawing and colouring. She started as an aid worker and graphic designer for non-profit organisations, then went on to put her concern for social issues into comics and illustration. Her work includes “Bandierine-Tutta una storia di resistenze” (Barta Edizioni, texts by Tuono Pettinato), “Post Pink-Antologia di fumetto femminista” (Feltrinelli), “Sister Resist” (Beccogiallo), “Il mostruoso femminile” (Tlon) and “La prima bomba” (Feltrinelli, texts by Marzo Rizzo). She has worked with Jacobin, Linus, L’Espresso, Il Corriere della Sera, Sonzogno, Salani and La Revue Dessinée Italia. La Tram is one of the founders of “Moleste,” the collective for gender equality in the comic book business, which produced the anthology “Fai rumore” (Il Castoro Editore), with a story written by Francesca Torre. She teaches colour theory at The Sign: Comics&Arts Academy in Florence.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
ISHKAR, 94 Columbia Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 6.13