Sadia Pineda Hameed in conversation & 2026 Jarman Award Artist Film Programme

Sadia Pineda Hameed will be at Towner Cinema on Tuesday 10 November, starting at 6.00pm. The evening is a conversation with the artist, paired with a screening of her film Anak Where Did We Stay? (2025), and it forms part of the 2026 Jarman Award Artist Film Programme.

If the name isn't familiar, the Jarman Award is a good place to start. It's an annual prize launched in 2008 and named after the visionary British filmmaker Derek Jarman, and it's designed to recognise and support UK-based artists working with the moving image. It's presented by Film London with support from Arts Council England and Whitechapel Gallery, and the winner gets a £10,000 prize. It's a bit of a springboard for emerging artist filmmakers: past shortlisted artists include Heather Phillipson, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Oreet Ashery, Charlotte Prodger and Laure Prouvost, all of whom went on to be shortlisted for or win the Turner Prize.

This 19th edition's shortlist is described as brave, poetic and experimental. The work on it weaves together storytelling, family relationships and oral histories with home movies, archival footage and abstract images, all circling migration, identity and intergenerational trauma. Hameed is one of the shortlisted artists, alongside Ilona Sagar, Rhea Storr and Alia Syed. The winner will be announced on 24 November in London, and the work will tour the UK as part of a nationwide programme.

So, on the night, you'll see Hameed's Anak Where Did We Stay? on the screen and then hear her talk about it in person. Tickets are pay-what-you-can, with options at £3, £6, £9, £12 and £15, and the whole thing kicks off at 6.00pm at Towner Cinema.