MANDLA RAE – As British as a Watermelon

MANDLA RAE – AS BRITISH AS A WATERMELON

As british as a watermelon is a messy sensory experience. A film commissioned by Contact.

What is the result of a lifetime of shame? Mandla Rae has a selective memory and they are scrambling to piece together their life. as british as a watermelon questions what it means to belong through exploring mandla’s fragmented asylum and migration memories.

This is one of several films premiering at Queer Contact, featuring different experiences of queer identity. The event will feature a live Q+A session with the creators.

Mandla Rae was one of our featured artists at LINK UP in November 2020, discussing their research for this film. You can find out more about their work in their LINK UP blog via READ MORE

Published: 1-Apr-2021: (6160)