Kamasi Washington’s As Told To G/D Thyself comes to The Store X, 180 The Strand

The film is a “cosmic journey of sacred youth”.

Presented by The Store X, Young Turks and Serpentine Galleries, multi-instrumentalist and composer Kamasi Washington‘s film As Told to G/D Thyself will be given its UK premiere at The Store X, 180 The Strand this March.

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Shot in Baltimore, As Told to G/D Thyself is described as “a cosmic journey of sacred youth, during which pain, pleasure and sublimation are non-negotiable” and features music from Washington’s latest album Heaven and Earth.

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Kamasi Washington performs with Yussef Dayes on drums, Mansur Brown on guitar, Rocco Palladino on bass and Charlie Stacey on keys, for the opening exhibition night of his film ‘As Told To G/D Thyself’ – presented by The Store X, Young Turks and Serpentine Galleries.

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The short film, which premiered at Sundance Festival 2019, was directed by Ummah Chroma – a five-person collective of artists that includes Washington, Bradford Young (Selma, Arrival, Solo: A Star Wars Story), Terence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness), Jenn Nkiru (The Carters’ Apeshit) and Marc Thomas (Michael & Javier).

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A one-off event will also take place, with Washington in conversation with Serpentine Galleries’ Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist, on Friday 1st March.

As Told To G/D Thyself will screen from 12pm-7pm daily at The Store X, 180 The Strand from Friday 1st March – Sunday 10th March. Entry to the exhibition is free and you can order a ticket for the 1st March event here.