War Daughter brings together film and the spoken word: a screening of JP Bichard and Ala Riani’s short art film ‘War Daughter’, a short film by artist and academic Savaş Boyraz, a reading from Ala Riani’s book ‘Krigets dotter’ and a spoken word piece by Sami poet and performance artist Timimie Gassko Märak.

The artists and performers are activists who engage indigenous, gender and ‘othered’ rights through film, literature and education.

The works are about displacement, embedded histories and identity through the endurance of stories, experiences and memories.

After the screenings and performances, a moderated conversation with the artists around the themes and issues raised by the artworks plus a Q&A session with the audience, hosted by performance artist Felicia Bichard.

The show was inspired by Ala Riani’s book ‘Kriget’s Dotter’ on her upbringing as a child from eastern Kurdistan (Iran).