Smoking Dogs is the film/artists outfit created by folk of the cine group Black Audio Film Collective.It produces work by Akomfrah,Lawson,Gopaul,Mathison.
Joined January 2009
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10 Apr 2020
@bbclaurak @BethRigby @Peston @SamCoatesSky @hannahITV do we only ask questions about footballers and wealth? theguardian.com/business/202…
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24 Jan 2023
🚨 You can hear John talking about @la_Biennale and the GB Pavilion on @BBCFrontRow now and can catch up on @BBCSounds later 🚨
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24 Jan 2023
You all know the news by now the brilliant John Akomfrah in Venice 2024 will enlighten the British Pavilion with his lifelong team! Wow! @SmokingDog @Lisson_Gallery @BritishArts
24 Jan 2023
We have some news….🥁
The British Council is delighted to announce that John Akomfrah RA has been chosen to represent Great Britain at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2024🎉
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24 Jan 2023
We are delighted to announce that John will represent Great Britain at the 2024 @la_Biennale. It is a great honour and a privilege and we look forward to the challenge. Thanks to all the special people at the @BritishArts and the selection committee for entrusting 1/2
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us with the opportunity. And thanks to all our collaborators and supporters throughout the years who have allowed our practice to continually develop. 2/2
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10 Nov 2022
Our third visual arts recipient is Trevor Mathison. An artist, musician, composer, sound designer and recordist, Mathison integrates archival material into his sonic practice to create haunting aural landscapes.
Find out more⤵️
phf.org.uk/artist/trevor-mat…
#AwardsForArtists
ALT Trevor Mathison. Photo by Claudette Johnson.
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27 Mar 2022
Join Tina Campt & Deana Lawson in conversation with #filmmaker John Akomfrah (@SmokingDog) who will screen films The Call of Mist & Handsworth Songs at James Stewart Theater @Princeton 3/29 @ 6PM! All are welcome: bit.ly/3L9M81e
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#LewisCenterfortheArts #FilmTwitter
ALT Poster promoting Black Earth Film Series Tuesday March 29 6 p.m. // John Akomfrah The Call of Mist (Redux) and Handsworth Songs James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
ALT John Akomfrah sits by desk with laptop with hands folded at chest
ALT Film Still from The Call of Mist (Redux) featuring an empty road through a mountain pass with a sign that reads Passing Place
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Smoking Dogs Films retweeted
9 Mar 2022
We're bringing The Films of John Akomfrah to @riocinema ... 🎟️ 20/03 at 3pm
Join us as we celebrate one of the most innovative and influential Black artist-filmmakers
📽️ 3 Films Drinks reception / for more info to book tickets, see link in bio 🙌🏿 @SmokingDog
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31 Dec 2021
Please donate if you can👇🏾
30 Dec 2021
The New Beacon Bookshop Crowfunding Campaign is now live! Please share and donate to save this incredible institution!
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-new…
19 Apr 2021
Honoured to join with the Hirshhorn to make Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree For Washington DC. In Yoko’s words “Make a wish. Write it down in a piece of paper.... Ask your friends to do the same. Keep wishing.” @hirshhorn #hirshhorn #wishtreedc #yokoono #ContemporaryArt
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9 Mar 2021
This has been up online for a little while now, but lovely to receive copies in the post today! Our essay 'Reclaiming Arctic Space' discussing #johnakomfrah work 'The Nine Muses' @SmokingDog @Lisson_Gallery in @PaulMellonCentr PMC Notes latest edition - bit.ly/3t36CiX
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5 Feb 2021
Follow us on Instagram for the latest exhibition updates and more: instagram.com/smoking_dogs_f…
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4 Nov 2020
Tomorrow could well be one of the most important days in the Grenfell Tower inquiry since it began two and a half years ago.
I appreciate minds are firmly elsewhere, but here's a quick thread of what's happening and why it matters:
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30 Oct 2020
A #putz!
Thank you, new follows; thanks all for your comments (even the nasty ones. Means you were awake!!)
I really only watch history& science docs; art tv; Poirot; vintage films;/ US politics,😧, so didn't know new format of #QuestionTime or heard the news until last minute.
29 Oct 2020
“The Conservatives appointed the most diverse government in British history.”
“That doesn’t wash anymore. You don’t judge people like that, we look at human beings.”
@CPhilpOfficial and @Bonn1eGreer clash over race and diversity in UK politics. On #bbcqt 10:45pm on @BBCOne
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Smoking Dogs Films retweeted
21 Oct 2020
I got a little book of big ideas onto the shelves at Tesco’s 🤯
In such divisive times, with enemies of working people at the helm of the ship, this book offers timeless tips on how to build real People Power, fight back, and build a new world!
Let’s get the word out 🔊🔊🔊
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