25th Community Screening: Global Cities & Borders: The Stories of Visa Inequality
Join LAGO Collective and Oroko Radio for a screening and conversation on restrictive visa regimes within global cities.
Archived Event
| Dates | Wed 2 Jul 2025 |
| Times | 6–8.30pm |
| Space | Screening Room |
| Price | Free |
A collaboration between Somerset House residents LAGO Collective and Oroko Radio, shot and produced in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana – directed by Douglas Opoku, Founder of PRJCT Kumasi. ‘Stories of Visa Inequality’ is a short film featuring the lived experiences of Oroko Radio’s residents, exploring how restrictive visa regimes stifle cultural exchange, limit economic opportunities, and reinforce inequalities within the creative industry.
We invite artists, cultural programmers, researchers and policy experts to discuss the movement within and between cities, against the backdrop of visa restrictions and funding structures that regulate who gets to move, collaborate and perform. For artists, cultural institutions - galleries, museums, festivals - and consumers, we ask: what does creative mobility look like in a ‘global city’ - one that simultaneously invites and restricts? The film and discussion together underscore that when artists can't move, we all lose out.
Speakers:
- Marta Foresti - Founder and CEO of LAGO Collective
- Amina Adebisi Odofin - Researcher at Conflict Research Group, and Affiliate Fellow at the African Leadership Centre of King's College London
- Amanda Boachie - Bookmaker and Founder of Forty-Four Words
- Nate Agbetu - Cultural Curator, Strategist and Educator
- Jinan Vyent, Head of Community Operations at Oroko Radio
About Community Screenings
Marking 25 years of Somerset House, this series celebrates film and moving image work from across our resident creative community.
Inviting just a handful of our 600 resident organisations and artists to screen their film and moving image work, this series creates a space for peer-to-peer dialogue, sharing the processes and collaborations involved.
From documentaries that surface stories of migration and the environment, to films borne out of the exceptional creative talent of neurodiverse directors and performers - enjoy visual storytelling that pushes boundaries at the intersection of creativity and social change.
Join us on Wednesday evenings to discover newly released films, gain behind-the-scenes insights and leave inspired