Hi everyone! 

We've partnered up with MUBI (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) and we’re hosting a digital watch party on October 25th to celebrate the premiere release of revered artist Martine Syms (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) debut feature film, The African Desperate.

🎨 The film follows Palace Bryant, played by the deadpan Diamond Stingily (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre), a newly minted MFA grad whose final 24 hours in art school become a hazy, hilarious, and hallucinatory night-long odyssey. The razor sharp satire, ladened with memes and a banging soundtrack, stumbles from academic critiques to parties to backseat hookups.

🧡 Zara Aftab (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) sat down with director Martine to talk about campus films, art school cliches and flipping the narrative and starting at the very end of the story. Read the full interview here (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre).

🧡 Simran Hans (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) has penned an essay for us on the film and its scathing take on race, class and snobbery in the art world. Read the full piece here (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre).

Sign up to MUBI today (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) for 30 days free and join us on the 25th of October 7pm GMT to watch The African Desperate along at home with us. Followed by a post-film discussion hosted by our Culture Editor Misha (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) going live to discuss the film.

We can't wait to watch with you all!

XOXO,

The Polyester Team 💕