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We are excited to invite applications for The Taste of Mango Circle, a unique and enriching session led by award winning artist and filmmaker Chloe Abrahams. 

ABOUT THE SESSION

This intimate, screen-free, and participatory event is open to Scotland-based documentary and non-fiction moving image filmmakers, cinematographers, and producers of all marginalised genders. It provides a safe, inclusive, and supportive space designed to open a discussion about making personal documentaries, and exploring ways to work with family and intergenerational trauma.

The Circle will delve into the challenges of turning the camera to oneself and the influence it can have on the narrative, as well as storytelling tools such as letter writing to explore relationships to a difficult past, and to loved ones.  

Ahead of the screening of the film in Edinburgh, the event will provide a unique chance to hear from Chloe about her creative practice, and discuss as a group how to build a visual language that resonates with your vision, understanding the nuances of consent in filmmaking, and exploring sensitive topics. 

Participation will also include a ticket to watch The Taste of Mango at the Cameo on the evening of the 27th of November, which will be followed by a Q&A with the director, hosted by Reclaim The Frame.  

EVENT DETAILS

Filmmaker Circle: Wednesday 27th November, 4 - 5.30pm @ The Salisbury Centre, Edinburgh

Screening + Q&A: Wednesday 27th November, 8.45pm @ The Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh

HOW TO APPLY

Applications are now closed.

We will inform those selected shortly after the deadline.

TICKET INFO

We encourage early applications to secure your place. Tickets are available at a flexible, pay-what-you-can rate (£4/£6/£8/£10). A link to make the payment will be sent to the selected applicants to confirm their place in the Circle.

Travel and accessibility bursaries are available and will be considered on an individual basis, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder participation.

ACCESS

We aim to create a comfortable environment for the session, including bean bags, comfort breaks and refreshments.  

To find out more about accessibility at the Salisbury Centre click here, and at the Cameo click here.

Chloe Abrahams is a Sri Lankan British artist and filmmaker. Using methods drawn from both documentary and fiction practices, she investigates the therapeutic potential of the confessional, culminating in visceral work spanning moving image, sound, writing and performance. Chloe’s debut non-fiction film, The Taste of Mango, premiered at True/False 2023 where it was named the #1 film by Sight & Sound. The film went on to win the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the BFI London Film Festival, followed by the BIFA for Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary.

In 2020 Chloe was awarded the John Brabourne Award and has three times been shortlisted for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries (2018, 2019, 2022). She had her first solo exhibition at OVADA (2014), and has since been selected for exhibitions worldwide, including The London Open at the Whitechapel Gallery 2022.

Previously, Chloe worked as the Marketing Coordinator for documentary distributor Dogwoof, responsible for the execution of all UK theatrical campaigns, and recently completed a Master’s in Moving Image at the Royal College of Art, where she was nominated for the HIGH Prize for Excellence.

The Taste of Mango Circle is presented by SDI in collaboration with Reclaim The Frame and Conic Films.