Join us for a special screening of Jasmine Johnson’s what’s safe, what’s gross, what’s selfish and what’s stupid.
Thursday 2 May | 6.30-8pm
what’s safe, what’s gross, what’s selfish and what’s stupid is a story assembled from material collected over the last three years. Jasmine Johnson has always made work with people, using drawings, paintings and videos. As Jasmine decides to turn the camera on themself as they try to get pregnant – first at home and then moving into the medicalised world of fertility clinics – they begin to record various dialogues with donors, friends and elders about desire and reproduction. The cast of queers assembled in the film establish themselves as a chosen family, offering hope and humour.
Watch the trailer here. Read more about Jasmine Johnson below.
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Jasmine Johnson is an artist and works as a lecturer at Goldsmiths University of London. Over recent years, their works have been presented at: Drawing Room, Barbican, Almanac, Jerwood, ICA, Tulca Galway, CAC Vilnius, New Contemporaries, Place des Arts Montreal, Devos Museum Michigan. They are currently undertaking a practice-led DPhil at Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford on the subject of queer reproduction. They have been funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation; Arts Council England; European Cultural Foundation. Their debut feature-length documentary what’s safe, what’s gross, what’s selfish and what’s stupid had its World Premiere at BFI Flare 2024.
Director: Jasmine Johnson @jasmine__j_ohnson
Edit Consultant: Tilly Shiner @tillyshiner
Composer: Vivienne Griffin @vivienne.griffin
Sound mix: Curtis Elvidge @curtiselvidge
Drums: Zach Toppin @zachtoppin
Colour: Becan Rickard-Elliot @mintandlimefilms
Supported by Goldsmiths University of London @goldsmithsuol
Thanks to Ruskin School of Art @ruskin_school_art_oxford
World Premiere: BFI Flare 2024 @britishfilminstitute