Fame Asylum
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A documentary follows four asylum seekers who are put into a boy band and filmed for a TV show. It captures their attempts to perform together as they deal with the strange situation they have been placed in.
observationalunsettlingbittersweetlow-keyintimateearnestcuriousslightly awkward
What happens
Fame Asylum is a 2006 documentary that followed the progress of a boy band made up of four asylum seekers and aired on Channel 4. The Guardian said it was among the worst ideas in TV history, and the programme was also nominated for a Royal Television Society Award. It is available to watch on 40D, and has some accompanying learning resources. The artist who initiated the documentary, Richard DeDomenici, has compiled an archive of material responding to the project, and has written an article about it for Refugee Week, who collaborated on the project. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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