Introduction to the Celluloid Cities: Raw and Uncut season by Gilane Tawadros

Egyptian Cinema Posters is a massive billboard project that will be on sites in inner London throughout June. This site-specific project brings the iconography of one of the world's oldest and most dynamic cities in collision with one of Europe's largest and most culturally-diverse metropolises.

From the Architectural Association's conference London: Post-Colonial City are papers by Paul Gilroy, Clare Melhuish and Claudia Roden. From distinctive perspectives, these texts examine how London's socio-political demography has been constructed by dense urban spaces and the diverse cultures residing within them.

Interstices is a collaborative project between artist Ursula Biemann and Latino women living in Zurich which uses personal testimonies conveyed through image and text. Exploring the transition from psychologist to cleaner and from model to prostitute, these women unravel the complex issues surrounding migrancy, separation, isolation and upheaval. The first instalment of this project is a personal account from the artist's perspective.
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During July 1999, one of America's rising stars, New York based poet Sarah Jones performs extracts from Surface Transit. From an elderly New York 'bag lady' to the racist Southern red-neck, Jones presents an array of characters whose voices are rarely heard within the polyphonous city.

24 September - 2 October
Lux Cinema, 2-4 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NU

Film is one of the most powerful ways of evoking the complexities of contemporary urban life. This international programme explores postcolonial cities and the complex dynamics of different urban experiences. From intimate, personal stories and the harsh realities of ethnic conflict to transient tales and symbolic journeys, these films articulate experiences of migration, isolation and belonging.

With many thanks to Tania Guha.
We gratefully acknowledge the Architectural Association and the authors for granting permission to use the texts of their presentation at London: Post-Colonial City, which took place in London on 12 to 13 March 1999.