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At Home With . . . A Collaborative Filmmaking Project Made With Artists From Migratory Backgrounds

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: , a collaborative film series that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic and engaged migrant artists in the United Kingdom as co-authors in a reimagining of home through moving image. We position participatory film practices as both aesthetic and ethical interventions into dominant visual narratives. By inviting participants to film their daily routines, the project shifted from documentation to a decentralized, artist-led practice that foregrounds situated and multisensory understandings of home. We argue that this approach offers an alternative representational and methodological space-one that acknowledges the complexity of migration while resisting reductive framings.

Source: Qualitative Inquiry

DOI: 10.1177/10778004261417672

Authors: Elena Marchevska, Carolyn Defrin

Institutions: London South Bank University, University of Graz

Language: English

Topic: Participatory Visual Research Methods

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900

Funder: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada