Cawr o Farcud

Nothing about us without us is for us

Cawr o Farcud is a short documentary supported by Arts Council of Wales, which follows the people of Cwmbwrla, in Swansea, as they build a giant kite respectfully inspired by the Guatemalan Barriletes Gigantes and the deep Welsh traditions of quilt & political banner making.

In this film the ‘Gigantic Kite’ – ‘Cawr o Farcud’ was used to explore Cwmbwrla community's extraordinary responses to Covid (and the systemic problems it has exposed). The process created spaces and opportunities to address these huge considerations and provoke individual and shared reflection of what to hold onto and what to let go of in a visible collaborative public artwork.