My Blood Runs Purple is an experimental short film comprised of poetry, field music, and testimony by Ria Andrews and Jj Fadaka, artists living in so-called black, gendered bodies. Questioning the inequalities and barriers in public healthcare offered to them, they explore alternative categories of ‘health’ and ‘wellness’, and attempt to name all the things sertraline cannot fix.

Recorded over four months, from the Scottish Borders to the Central Belt, the film speaks back to flailing health and social care structures, demanding everything historically marginalised bodies deserve. Could we dare to dream of choice, person-centred care, understanding, and advocacy as just the beginning of a healthcare service that works for everyone?

My Blood Runs Purple has been developed as part of Fadaka and Andrews’ EAF X Outer Spaces: HOST residency, and supported by time in residence at the Hugo Burge Foundation.

The film will be screened in the HOST Studio Space at the EAF Pavilion every Wednesday and Saturday, and by request, during the Festival.

! Includes in-depth discussion of medical discrimination and racism experienced by people living in black, gendered bodies.

Access

→ My Blood Runs Purple screenings will take place in the Studio Space at the EAF Pavilion.

→ This film installation will have small, bench-style seating, designed to be viewed by one or two people at a time.

→ The film work will be captioned in English.

→ As this is a working studio space, please be mindful of artists’ space and work.

→ For more information about access at the EAF Pavilion, please see our Access page.

Events Programme

See more of My Blood Runs Purple in:
→ Jj Fadaka + Ria Andrews: My Blood Runs Purple Screening and Q&A at the EAF Pavilion
→ EAF X Outer Spaces: HOST at the EAF Pavilion

Part of EAF X Outer Spaces: HOST, and supported by the Hugo Burge Foundation and Outer Spaces.