PAST EVENT: This was part of the EAF25 programme.

Shown in the EAF Pavilion, My Blood Runs Purple was an experimental short film comprised of poetry, field music, and testimony by Ria Andrews and Jj Fadaka, artists living in so-called black, gendered bodies. Questioning the inequalities and barriers in public healthcare offered to them, the film explored alternative categories of ‘health’ and ‘wellness’, and attempt to name all the things sertraline cannot fix.

Recorded over four months, from the Scottish Borders to the Central Belt, the film spoke back to flailing health and social care structures, demanding everything historically marginalised bodies deserve. Could we dare to dream of choice, person-centred care, understanding, and advocacy as just the beginning of a healthcare service that works for everyone?

My Blood Runs Purple was developed as part of Fadaka and Andrews’ EAF X Outer Spaces: HOST residency, and supported by time in residence at the Hugo Burge Foundation.

The film was screened in the HOST Studio Space at the EAF Pavilion every Wednesday and Saturday, throughout the Festival.

Related Programme

See more related events and exhibitions:
→ HOST: EAF X Outer Spaces at EAF Pavilion, New Town + North
→ Jj Fadaka + Ria Andrews: My Blood Runs Purple Artist Talk at EAF Pavilion, New Town + North

Part of EAF X Outer Spaces: HOST, and supported by the Hugo Burge Foundation and Outer Spaces.