IWOYI: Within The Echo
2024

A special single screen edit of the five-channel film and sound installation exploring the radical potential of Black British music to manifest reparative futures. Directed by Tayo Rapoport and Rohan Ayinde - in collaboration with Errol and Alex Rita’s Touching Bass. The film was commissioned by Dr Leema Gray as part of ‘Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years Of Black British Music ‘ (26 April – 26 August 2024) at the British Library; the first major exhibition to document the 500-year musical history of African and Caribbean people in Britain.

Director: Tayo Rapoport and Rohan Ayinde
Producer: Ella Kenny at Noir Productions
Colour: Ruth Wardell at Time Based Arts
Format: ARRI Alexa Mini, Kodak 16mm, Panavision Primos, B-Series Anamorphic