Sunday, 31 March

Moroccan artist and filmmaker Meriem Bennani mixes the languages of reality TV, advertising, documentaries, phone footage, and high-end commercial aesthetics to explore the potential of storytelling through magical realism and humour. Her film, ‘Party on the CAPS’, serves up a unique sci-fi using augmented reality, humour and a heavy dose of frenzied Chaabi music to tell a story of displacement, biotechnology and privacy. Taking place in a world that has been reshaped by biotechnological progress and teleportation, a crocodile called Fiona tells of life on an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where refugees and immigrants “illegally” crossing oceans and borders are held by the state.

‘Party on the CAPS’ is presented as part of the Rewire 2019 discourse programme, which is open to the public. The film can be attended without a Rewire 2019 ticket.