Both Sides Now 10 – UK screenings: 21, 23 & 30 October

Image credit (still from video): Lawrence Lek, Play Station, 2017

Both Sides Now 10 – a decade of moving image cultural exchange

Both Sides Now 10 marks a decade of collaboration between videoclub (UK) and Videotage (Hong Kong), presenting a vibrant international programme of moving image works by artists from the UK and Hong Kong. This landmark tenth edition reflects on ten years of creative dialogue, curatorial exchange, and cultural exploration through artists’ film and video.

Presented by videoclub and Dr. Isaac Leung, Both Sides Now 10 features works by: Joseph Chen, Choi Sai Ho, Jake Elwes, Linda Chiu-han Lai, Lawrence Lek, Rachel Maclean, Ellen Pau, Heather Phillipson, Marianna Simnett, and Angela Su.

UK screenings

Fabrica Gallery, Brighton
Date and time: Tuesday, 21 October 2025 at 6pm doors, 6:30pm screening
Address: 40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG
Tickets: £4 – book tickets now

Bloc Projects, Sheffield
Date and time: Thursday, 23rd October 2025 at 6-7:30pm
Address: 71 Eyre Lane, Sheffield S1 4RB
Tickets: Suggested donation amount is £4 – £6, though no-one will be turned away from the screening due to lack of funds – book tickets now

Barbican Centre, London
Date and time: Thursday, 30th October 2025, 7pm
Address: Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Tickets: £13 / £11 / £6 – book tickets now

Films in the screening programme

  • Joseph Chen, Copy is Right!, 2016 – 3:27 mins
  • Choi Sai Ho, The 1960s For Me, 2015 – 5:23 mins
  • Jake Elwes, Zizi & Me – Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better), 2020 – 4:55 mins
  • Linda Chiu-han Lai, Doors Medley, 2014 – 7:00 mins
  • Lawrence Lek, Play Station, 2017 – 7:50 mins
  • Rachel Maclean, The Lion and the Unicorn, 2012 – 12:00 mins
  • Ellen Pau, Diversion, 1990 – 5:30 mins
  • Heather Phillipson, Splashy Phasings, 2013 – 2:39 mins
  • Marianna Simnett, The Udder, 2014 – 15:30 mins
  • Angela Su, The Afterlife of Rosy Leavers, 2017 – 14:35 mins

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Both Sides Now 10 is produced by videoclub with support from Worth Ryder Art Gallery, UC Berkeley. Supported by Arts Council England.