boom saloon
@boomsaloon.bsky.social
boom saloon is a non-profit, global media movement to democratise creativity for good, driven by our international members.
“Everything is becoming more materialistic and artificial, leaving the Mediterranean Sea and our links to it behind.”
– Audio visual artist Shadwa Ali, excerpted from ‘Beyond the Shore.’
– Audio visual artist Shadwa Ali, excerpted from ‘Beyond the Shore.’
Beyond the Shore - boom saloon
Audio-visual artist Shadwa Ali explores the withdrawal of nature, prompting questions about the future of her hometown of Alexandria
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March 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“Everything is becoming more materialistic and artificial, leaving the Mediterranean Sea and our links to it behind.”
– Audio visual artist Shadwa Ali, excerpted from ‘Beyond the Shore.’
– Audio visual artist Shadwa Ali, excerpted from ‘Beyond the Shore.’
“What unites Sudanese filmmakers across time is their insistence on creating their work against a barrage of political and economic obstacles, resulting in a relatively small but greatly admired body of work.”
– Writer/ Director/ Producer Suzannah Mirghani, excerpted from our latest feature.
– Writer/ Director/ Producer Suzannah Mirghani, excerpted from our latest feature.
Suzannah Mirghani’s Sudanese Cinema - boom saloon
Our edit of a selection of curated media lists from our global community
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March 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“What unites Sudanese filmmakers across time is their insistence on creating their work against a barrage of political and economic obstacles, resulting in a relatively small but greatly admired body of work.”
– Writer/ Director/ Producer Suzannah Mirghani, excerpted from our latest feature.
– Writer/ Director/ Producer Suzannah Mirghani, excerpted from our latest feature.
“Croydon is also a vibrant community and a place of rich history and resilience – frequently at the forefront of change, always looking ahead. It is a place full of stories worth discovering.”
– Graphic Designer, Lecturer and Croydon local Kat Zawadzki, excerpted from our latest feature.
– Graphic Designer, Lecturer and Croydon local Kat Zawadzki, excerpted from our latest feature.
Kat Zawadzki’s Guide to Local Heritage and Culture in Croydon - boom saloon
A world’s worth of recommended spots from our global community
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March 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“Croydon is also a vibrant community and a place of rich history and resilience – frequently at the forefront of change, always looking ahead. It is a place full of stories worth discovering.”
– Graphic Designer, Lecturer and Croydon local Kat Zawadzki, excerpted from our latest feature.
– Graphic Designer, Lecturer and Croydon local Kat Zawadzki, excerpted from our latest feature.
“You stop belonging to where you were born but you also don’t belong to the country you chose to move to. You live between two cultures.”
– Gabriela Silveira, in conversation with Carmen Haigh, excerpted from our fifth issue.
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– Gabriela Silveira, in conversation with Carmen Haigh, excerpted from our fifth issue.
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Issue 005: Resolve - boom saloon
Issue 005: Resolve Our most refined issue to date, 005 presents the latest development of our work thus far and showcases the strongest evolution of boom saloon in print. The features housed within o...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“You stop belonging to where you were born but you also don’t belong to the country you chose to move to. You live between two cultures.”
– Gabriela Silveira, in conversation with Carmen Haigh, excerpted from our fifth issue.
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– Gabriela Silveira, in conversation with Carmen Haigh, excerpted from our fifth issue.
bit.ly/5resolve
"Remember the humanity that resides within most of us."
– Constanza Moreno-Sanchez, reflecting on the work of Guggenheim fellow Sara Bennett in the our latest newsletter.
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– Constanza Moreno-Sanchez, reflecting on the work of Guggenheim fellow Sara Bennett in the our latest newsletter.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Remember the humanity that resides within most of us."
– Constanza Moreno-Sanchez, reflecting on the work of Guggenheim fellow Sara Bennett in the our latest newsletter.
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– Constanza Moreno-Sanchez, reflecting on the work of Guggenheim fellow Sara Bennett in the our latest newsletter.
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Top equipment up for grabs from one of our members @wojtekkutyla.bsky.social – get in touch to add to your collection!
I am selling quite a few beautiful cameras and lenses. Ping me for details. Medium format 6x6, 35mm Pentax SLRs with lenses, some Sony Alpha gear and Olympus m43, too. All in Edinburgh but I can ship here and there. Cheers!
March 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Top equipment up for grabs from one of our members @wojtekkutyla.bsky.social – get in touch to add to your collection!
"Submerge yourselves in others’ footsteps, to think about their lens and the beauty of observing the observant."
– Mikayla Gamble, excerpted from 'Buckroe Ave.'
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– Mikayla Gamble, excerpted from 'Buckroe Ave.'
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Buckroe Ave. - boom saloon
Photographer and Director Mikayla Gamble looks back to the beach of her childhood and the nostalgia the connection evokes
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March 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"Submerge yourselves in others’ footsteps, to think about their lens and the beauty of observing the observant."
– Mikayla Gamble, excerpted from 'Buckroe Ave.'
Read in full: bit.ly/buckroeave
– Mikayla Gamble, excerpted from 'Buckroe Ave.'
Read in full: bit.ly/buckroeave