Evie Muir writes about burnout from personal experience – but as her new book sets out, this systemic sickness is anything but an individual problem. We discuss writing under capitalism, her literary and community influences, and how nature shows us the way to a post-burnout future
Category: Skin Deep Meets
Skin Deep meets playwright Aleshea Harris to talk ‘Is God Is’ and limitlessness
Aleshea Harris’ award-winning play ‘Is God Is’ explores structures of neglect, inheritance, and two women’s capacity for revenge.
The Return of Babymother: A Celebration of Harlesden’s Reggae Roots
Widely considered to be the first Black British musical, Babymother follows Anita (Anjela Lauren Smith), who has an ambition to become a local Dancehall star. Courtney Yusuf meets Julian Henriques and Parminder Vir, director and producer, to retrace the film’s steps, over 20 years after its release.
On finding joy and honouring spirit: Skin Deep Meets playwright Yasmin Joseph
In her writing, Yasmin Joseph emphasises collective responsibility and collective power. Nkenna Akunna chats to the J’Ouvert writer about collaborators, the call of Carnival, and the spirits of Black women pioneers who came before.
Skin Deep Meets babirye bukilwa, writer of ‘…cake’ at Theatre Peckham
‘…cake’ is the second instalment in a trilogy of psychological dramas written by babirye bukilwa. J N Benjamin chats to the writer about generational abundance, the traps of visibility, and what our own words can teach us.
Skin Deep Meets ‘seven methods of killing kylie jenner’ director Milli Bhatia
After two years, ‘seven methods of killing kylie jenner’ is back on stage. Naomi Obeng chats to director Milli Bhatia about the play’s exploration of friendship, the internet, and the lucrative appropriation of Blackness.
Centering Black life in a time of Black social death – Skin Deep Meets Barry Jenkins
Director Barry Jenkins spoke to Skin Deep about The Underground Railroad, and how to tell a story that centres “not what was done to them, but what they did.”
Nollywood and the rise of razz – Skin Deep Meets @nollybabes
Funmi Lijadu talks to @nolly.babes, the viral Instagram account celebrating the women of the golden age of Nollywood
Skin Deep Meets: In My Blood It Runs
Juvenile justice, Black Lives Matter and First Nations education in Australia — we talk to the filmmakers behind feature doc In My Blood It Runs
Skin Deep Meets: Black Fly Zine
Black Fly Zine are opening up conversations on sexual health, shame and the reclaiming of sexual joy in Black and POC communities.