The Somewhere Films Lab is a collaborative think tank centred on the intersection of documentary, ethnography and anthropology through emerging and alternative visual media and systems. We draw from our networks of collaborators and peers at Goldsmiths University, Baltan Laboratories, Forensic Architecture and Bellingcat.

TOPICS:

  • Human Rights and Conflict

  • Environmentalism and Wellbeing

  • Social Media platforms and Online Culture

  • Art, Capital and Labour

  • Data, Surveillance & Ethics

TOOLS:

  • Virtual Production, Augmented and Virtual Reality

  • Photogrammetry and 3D Scanning

  • Synthetic Media, Deep Fakes and Machine Learning

  • Web3.0, Blockchain, NFTs and the Metaverse