YemenFest
Yemeni inspired productions & creative projects in collaboration with artists, filmmakers and directors
Credit: Brian Roberts
Broken Biscuits
Broken Biscuits, first came about in a conversation I had with Gran-ma Hayla.
“You’re gran-dad sold broken biscuits in Liverpool”
Interview:
Upcoming show: Albany Theatre, London May 2021
Written by Amina Atiq Directed by Hassan Mahamdallie
Scratch Performance DadaFest 2020
Broken Biscuits is a one-woman solo show, set in grandmother’s Yemeni-British living room in the 1970’s, that sat on top of granddad’s corner shop on Lawrence road, selling broken biscuits for half a penny, to untangle what it means to be British.
Brian Roberts DadaFest 2020
““Moving and cultural,” Amina Atiq’s piece involved some actual audience participation – everyone joining in on ‘you’ll never walk alone’ produced chills all round when Liverpool was depicted as calling this to her Yemeni grandparents from over the sea.”
Unheard Voices
Unheard Voices invites you to an experimental film, to capture the stories of the Yemeni people in Liverpool.
This film honours my Gran-dads legacy. The legacy of Yemeni-British shopkeepers who set up corner shops on the streets of Britain after the first wave of Yemeni immigrants settling after a post-war era.
Filmmaker: Brain Roberts
Do you have a story to share about Yemen?
Online workshops with the Yemeni community & shared experience:Our Guest speakers gave an insight into their work & Yemeni experience through their lives, memories and stories
Yemeni Stories Workshops: Trailer one
Coming soon