A chance to see some of the best new artists’ moving image from the UK, with films by artists shortlisted for this year’s Film London Jarman Award, including Hope Strickland's FVU-commissioned film ‘a river holds a perfect memory’ (2024).

The artists shortlisted for the Film London Jarman Award 2025 are Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah, Karimah Ashadu, Onyeka Igwe, Morgan Quaintance, George Finlay Ramsay, and Hope Strickland.

Hope Strickland’s ‘a river holds a perfect memory’ (2024) meanders gently across waterways in Jamaica, from a leisurely raft on the Martha Brae River to a night-time boat trip in Falmouth’s bioluminescent Lagoon. Shifting focus to the impact of industry on the waters of northern England, the film uses water to explore the entanglement of these supposedly disparate communities.

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Commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella and Touchstones Rochdale with support from HOME, Manchester. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.