BBC Arts: Culture in Quarantine
Culture in Quarantine was a BBC initiative to develop arts and culture content during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown.
As part of this project, Spread the Word commissioned Young People’s Laureate for London Theresa Lola, and former Laureates Caleb Femi and Momtaza Mehri, to provide a collaborative perspective on what offered them solace amid the disruption and isolation experienced during the pandemic.
“In the group chat we share our recipes for self-care,
promise to send pictures of progress as we are cooking and baking
something new to feel new.”
Working with filmmakers Ndrika Anyika and Jolade Olusanya, they explored the impact the lockdown made on us, and the things we found comfort in. Cups of tea, small talk in supermarkets, and online chats all become ways in which we maintain connections during this period of isolation, and become reasons for celebration.
The resulting film: Say Your Peace: Three Recipes for Self Care, was broadcast on BBC iPlayer, as well as at the British Council’s 2020 UK-China Online Culture Festival.
Watch the film on BBC iPlayer.
Programme credits
Writers: Caleb Femi, Momtaza Mehri & Theresa Lola
Directors: Caleb Femi, Jolade Olusanya & Ndrika Anyika
Producers: Tom MacAndrew & Ruth Harrison
Executive Producers: Andrew Fettis & Lucy Monkman
