Donmar Warehouse to present bold short film MONUMENTS

Change is sweeping the globe, not only in terms of Coronavirus, but in the vitally important anti-racism movements. Young people are pushing for political action and are drawing attention to racialised power structures embedded within society. 

London is full of statues, meaning you are never more than a stones throw away from one. For many, the statues are a reminder of slavery and colonialism. The Donmar sits nestled in Covent Garden just mere streets away from the heart of the British Empire. MONUMENTS, led by Sara Aniqah Malik, is a Donmar Local Project which will explore how history and the legacy of the empire continues to impact our community.

A company of twelve multiracial young Londoners have worked with Malik, writer Nessah Muthy, Director of Photography Fḝmi AwójÍdé and Movement Director Kane Husbands to put together a short film based on their own experiences of racism and how impactful it is.  

MONUMENTS will be released here at 11am on Tuesday 9 February. This will be a captioned piece and links to an audio described piece will also be released on social media and on the venue’s website.

MONUMENTS will also be accompanied by an episode of the Donmar Warehouse podcast. In the episode, Donmar Associate Artist Prasanna Puwanarajah will speak to Director Sara Aniqah Malik and company members Alexandra Elliot and Omar Williams to explore the process behind the films, the conversations they had devising the process and the themes that are represented in the piece. 

Joining Williams and Elliott as part of the company are Eugene Adamah, Kezia Augustin, Daniel Brooks-Emem, Mojahed Mohammed Khair, Mia Lobban, Rhea Paul-Fry, Solyana Samuel, Jada Samuels and Emma Stromberg. 

MONUMENTS is free to watch, however if you wish to support to the Donmar Warehouse, please click here.