See Four Nocturnes by John Akomfrah at Venice Biennale 2019, open to the public from 11 May – 24 Nov 2019.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ This new three-channel piece that reflects on the complex intertwined relationship between humanity’s destruction of the natural world and our destruction of ourselves.
As part of the BBC Arts #DancePassion season, Stopgap Dance Company bring their celebrated stage work Artificial Things to the screen. Filmed on location in a derelict suburban shopping mall and featuring an ensemble of disabled and non-disabled dancers, this mesmerising film directed by
ARRI have unveiled the brand new ALEXA MINI LF camera and we are pleased to confirm that HIJACK are ready to support this new camera from launch. This brand new digital cinema camera combines the compact and light form of the popular ALEXA Mini with
Rattlesnakes premiered at the 27th Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, California on Friday Feb 8th and won the Audience award for Best Feature. Rattlesnakes is a neo-noir psychological thriller based on the acclaimed play written by Graham Farrow, directed by Julius Amedume (Precipice),
We’re always upgrading and evolving here at Hijack, and the latest tech update is that now we have now upgraded our mix suite to a 7.1 surround system. This means more scope for sound mixing and mastering for commercials to feature films. Email bookings@hijackpost.com if
Congratulations to long time collaborator John Akomfrah who has just won Apollo’s Artist of the Year 2018 You can see two of his films in London right now – Vertigo Sea is showing in Strange Days: Memories of the Future at The Store X 180
Congratulations to the Late Shift team for winning the Best Game Award at 2018 British Academy Cymru Awards Matt, a smart student, has to prove his innocence after being forced to take part in a bold heist at a famous London auction house. The consequences
Last week we were busy training our new DITs at the office with help from our existing DIT team. Our 3 day course covers the role of a DIT, the importance of procedure, etiquette on set, and colour theory alongside hands on camera experience. Following
Artificial Things, shot on 35mm film and directed by Sophie Fiennes (director of Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami and The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema) is currently at International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam being shown alongside Sara de Gouveia’s The Sound of Masks. A dance film set
Team Khan (2018) premieres at Raindance Film Festival A boxing documentary that compresses the career of one of Britain’s most promising boxers (Amir Khan) into a concentrated three fight quest for immortality. It documents not only the young fighter’s insatiable desire for legendary status, but
You can’t miss us now! We’ve had our logo painted on the building! Logo design by @bensamba@collective_works
Gholam (2018) directed by Mitra Tabrizian is Mark Kermode’s film of the week for the Guardian newspaper. This haunting debut feature from photographer and film-maker Mitra Tabrizian is set amid London’s Iranian community during the Arab spring of 2011. Centring on a melancholy figure caught between his
Barbican Art Gallery presents a new commission by British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah for the Curve. His most ambitious project to date, Purple is an immersive, six-channel video installation which charts the incremental shifts in climate change across the planet and its effects on human communities, biodiversity and
South African cinema made a bold entry to the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival last night with the World Premiere of Khalo Matabane’s THE NUMBER. Matabane presented the film to a capacity audience alongside lead actors Mothusi Magano, Presley Chweneyagae and Warren Masemola; producer, Carolyn Carew and executive
The Party (2017) directed by Sally Potter premieres at Berlin Film Festival on February 12th 2017. THE PARTY – a comedy wrapped around a tragedy – unfolds in real time in a house in London in the present day. Janet is hosting an intimate gathering of
Auto Da Fé wins Artes Mundi Prize 2017 John Akomfrah presents Auto Da Fé (2016), a two-screen film installation that debuted at Lisson Gallery London in January 2016. Auto Da Fé, which translates as ‘acts of faith’, looks at migration through the lens of religious persecution. Presented as a poetic period
