Michelle Williams Gamaker 'Thieves', 2023 Trailer

Through her practice British-Sri Lankan artist Michelle Williams Gamaker explores race, identity, her love of cinema and the power of storytelling.
Williams Gamaker’s solo exhibition, Our Mountains Are Painted on Glass, premieres a new film work, titled Thieves, at the South London Gallery.
Known for her inventive filmmaking and screenwriting, Williams Gamaker draws on and celebrates the classic movies she watched growing up. Taking inspiration from early Hollywood and British cinema, Thieves is a fantasy adventure retelling of The Thief of Bagdad. The Thief of Bagdad is a silent, black and white film from 1924, which was remade in colour in 1940.
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Exhibition generously supported by Anastasia and Igor Bukhman.
Additional support from The Foundation Foundation and the Michelle Williams Gamaker Exhibition Supporters' Circle.
Thieves was commissioned by Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) with funding from Arts Council England, and co-commissioned with the SLG and Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA). Additional support from National Lottery through Arts Council England; The Foundation Foundation; The British Academy and The Wolfson Foundation.