House Party by Favour Jonathan

Statement of pride - house party

The house party

FAVOUR JONATHAN, SHADES OF NOIR.

You hear it in the news and you experience it in person, whenever people of colour come together it’s somewhat of a threat? Remember BBQ Becky? Yeah that’s one of the most recent situations on the news and the ones that never make it to the news are stuck in your memories but you brush it off your shoulders because hey! they’re always out there trying to kill our Joy.

“Yoo guys, the party is getting shot down, you all have to go home. I told the neighbours but they’re still complaining’’

Their too many of them They look like gangsters They are harming the girls A fight is going to break out They’re scaring me and my children ….

Sometimes these parties do get out of control when it involves people that already had tension between them. However NO ONE organises a get together with the intention to hurt people that you know and call friends. It is actually just a lot of youth coming together to let off steam, to be with friends as tight as family, to meet new people and to have a GOOD TIME. I enjoy the process of a night out, I enjoy over hyping my friends on how ‘Lit’ they looked knowing they have spent the time getting ready like i did.

“OMG ! Natalie!! Your eyeliner bangs, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? That’s mad slick my sister”

Statement of pride - house party

Favour J, Nwaka Okperake and Bernice Mulenga

“Haha Leroy fresh trim yeh! Let me see the back? RAHH you’re really out here trying to snatch our wigs with that pengness”

“Oooooh shhhhietttt! Fire!’’... points at friends up and down”

“Came through DRIP DRIP with the sauce’’ … points at pinky ring or chain”

Statement of pride - house party

Favour J, Nwaka Okperake and Bernice Mulenga

The joy of getting ready is HEALING! Messing up your whole house finding the right outfit that makes you look hella fly! Making sure your hair is FIRE! And you look and feel ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Looking forward to do that lil dance move you and your friends been laughing at, letting loose with the whole team.

Myself, Nwaka and Bernice wanted to capture this with a simple video, leading on from ‘’ A Statement Of Pride’’ look at all these beautiful people having a good time. It’s a house party! What else did you think was going on?

Statement of pride - house party

Favour J, Nwaka Okperake and Bernice Mulenga

All the work that I create is triggered by my own experiences in life and as a person of colour most of these experiences are not a conversation our society is ready to speak about. As a creative I enjoy using creativity as a way of blasting the issues in everyone’s faces. ‘’Tiny drops of water could make a mighty ocean’’ If we keep talking and singing, making noise about the issues I believe that a change will come, look at all the artists, directors, writers and influencers that have used their voices and speak using creativity to talk about their life experiences. We are tired and need things to change

Slowly but surely.

by Favour J, Nwaka Okperake and Bernice Mulenga

https://vimeo.com/294669634 to view the video.