Could we dare to dream of a healthcare service that works for everyone?
Join Civic Artists-in-Residence and longtime EAF collaborators Jj Fadaka and Ria Andrews for a screening of their EAF25 commissioned film, My Blood Runs Purple, the event Q&A will be talked with the artists.
My Blood Runs Purple is an experimental short film comprised of poetry, field music, and testimony by Ria Andrews and Jj Fadaka, artists living in so-called black, gendered bodies. Questioning the inequalities and barriers in public healthcare offered to them, they explore alternative categories of ‘health’ and ‘wellness’, and attempt to name all the things sertraline cannot fix.
Recorded over a four month residency period, from the Scottish Borders to the Central Belt, the film speaks back to flailing health and social care structures. Part of EAF Lates at the Pavilion, gain an insight into the process of the film’s creation, and the radical imagination of choice, person-centred care, understanding, and advocacy as just the beginning of demanding everything historically marginalised bodies deserve.
The event Q&A will be chaired by Titilayo Farukuoye.
! Includes in-depth discussion of medical discrimination and racism experienced by people living in black, gendered bodies.
Access
→ This event will take place in the EAF Pavilion’s Event Space. This room is accessed via the Screening Room, which has low lighting.
→ This event will include a screening of My Blood Runs Purple in the Event Space. Outside of the event, the film installation will have a small amount of seating (designed for 1–2 people at a time), with floor cushions in the space. This area is wheelchair accessible via the door.
→ This is a fully seated event. If you require a specific type or placement of seat, please note this in the “Access Needs” field when booking a ticket.
→ This event will be in English, with British English captions on the film work.
→ This event provides Quiet Space at the back of the Event Space. A sensory kit (including defenders, sunglasses, and stim toys) is available at the EAF Front Desk.
→ Masks are available in the welcome space.
→ Access equipment (magnifying glasses, reading overlays, communication cards) is available. For more information about access at the EAF Pavilion, please see our Access page.
Events Programme
See more from My Blood Runs Purple in:
→ Jj Fadaka + Ria Andrews: My Blood Runs Purple at the EAF Pavilion
→ EAF X Outer Spaces: HOST at the EAF Pavilion