Imogen Stidworthy

Barrabackslarrabang

Imogen Stidworthy

Donna Berry, Cliff Higgins

Shot in two Liverpool pubs, Barrabackslarrabang features characters speaking in two different forms of backslang – a form of slang associated with working class culture that traditionally evolved out of the need to speak privately about illegal activity – exploring language as a site of refuge, resistance, identity and desire.