Bodies In the In-Between by Jameisha Prescod, for the Deptford Literature Festival by spreadthewordwriters

Bodies In the In-Between by Jameisha Prescod is one of three pieces of original work commissioned for the Deptford Literature Festival 2024.

Jameisha Prescod FRSA is an artist-filmmaker, producer and writer from South London. Specialising in documentary, experimental film, video journalism and immersive visual art, they are driven by authentic storytelling and apply creative digital techniques to uncover powerful human experiences. Jameisha is also the founder and creative director of You Look Okay To Me, the online space for chronic illness. Jameisha is currently an associate artist at Forma Arts & Media and a trustee for London Arts in Health Forum.

Jameisha’s commissioned work is an audio reading of a creative non-fiction piece exploring the theme of water and its role in Black diasporic communities. Starting from the personal, the piece fans out into how Black communities have confronted water, bringing in the mermaid cultures of the Caribbean and Mami Wata, before returning back to the personal.

Bodies In the In-Between was commissioned by Spread the Word. The work was first presented as an audio recording at the 2024 Deptford Literature Festival.

For the transcript and other commissioned work, visit www.spreadtheword.org.uk