Screening
Jitterbug: Premiere + Q&A at Rio Cinema
08 Mar 2022
The Rio Cinema
London, United Kingdom
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Still from Ayo Akingbade's Jitterbug (2022)
Exhibition
Jitterbug
9 Mar 2022 – 8 May 2022
Regular hours
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Free admission
Address
- 136 Kingsland Road
- London
England - E2 8EA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 149, 242, 243, 394 stop on Kingsland Road
- Hoxton Station
- Liverpool Street / Old Street
Event map
Artangel presents Jitterbug – a new short film by artist Ayo Akingbade.
About
Set in London’s predominantly Afro-Caribbean and historically working-class community of Hackney at a time of rampant gentrification, Jitterbug offers a soulful portrait of teenagers coming of age just as their community is being torn apart by forces beyond their control. The film chronicles a day in the life of eighteen-year-old student Afeni Omolade, played by Amara Okereke, who lives with her parents and younger brother in a council block. Afeni is on the cusp of leaving home to realise her dream of studying History of Art at Cambridge University when unexpected news suddenly hits.
Shot on 16mm film, Akingbade tracks a rollercoaster ride of youthful hope and adult resignation, anger, and resilience as Afeni, her parents Precious and Julius, and her brother Kofo each deal with the devastating news.
Jitterbug will be presented at the Museum of the Home, in Hackney, from 9 March to 8 May 2022.
