Through her practice British-Sri Lankan artist Michelle Williams Gamaker explores race, identity, her love of cinema and the power of storytelling.

​Williams Gamaker’s solo exhibition, Our Mountains Are Painted on Glass, premieres a new film work, titled Thieves, at the South London Gallery.
Known for her inventive filmmaking and screenwriting, Williams Gamaker draws on and celebrates the classic movies she watched growing up. Taking inspiration from early Hollywood and British cinema, Thieves is a fantasy adventure retelling of The Thief of Bagdad. The Thief of Bagdad is a silent, black and white film from 1924, which was remade in colour in 1940.

“Thieves” was a recipient of a Film London FLAMIN Production Award (2022) and co-commissioned by FLAMIN, the
South London Gallery and Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) @dcadundee where it will be shown in late 2023.
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www.southlondongallery.org/exhibitions/michelle-williams-gamaker/

REDEYE’s 3 filmmakers, chosen for last March’s screening, help unravel the knots in our stomachs. Knots which harbour feelings of resentment for not belonging, and guilt for having resentment and anxiety for not being able to deal with the guilt. Kelechi Agwuncha, Michelle Williams-Gamaker and Rosanna Lee share intercultural solidarity through their films and play with the idea of culture beyond conversation. They create space for conversations about cultural identity, belonging and representation. And they share the desire to put on screen that which had not previously existed.

www.redeyescreening.uk/publication-tether-house-of-women-parallel