Wide Awake Festival 2025
Services
Art Direction
Film & Photography
Client
Village Girls production company
Location
London
Year
2025
Credits
Documentation (photo and video): Kashish Gakhar
Director: Misha Maseka
Festival: Wide Awake Festival 2025
Featuring: W.I.T.C.H, a pioneering Zamrock band
Info
This project involved documenting Wide Awake Festival 2025 as part of the documentary To Show All the Beautiful People Are Gone by Misha Maseka, produced through Village Girls, a production company working with the stories and histories of the African diaspora worldwide. The work focused on capturing how diasporic and global musical histories are expressed within contemporary festival spaces. Particular attention was given to the legendary band WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc), a pioneering Zamrock band whose sound originates from 1970s Zambia, documenting their performance and presence within a London-based audience context. The project aimed to visually translate the relationship between music, identity, and cultural memory through both live performance and behind-the-scenes moments.
SPECIFICATIONS
1–2 Days | Independent + Collaborative Work | Documentary Photography and Videography | Live Music and Cultural Documentation
ROLE
Captured photography and video across live performances, backstage environments, and artist interviews, working within the fast-paced conditions of a music festival.
Documented the performance and presence of WITCH, focusing on the intersection of musical heritage and contemporary audiences.
Produced behind-the-scenes content and interview footage, contributing to the broader narrative of the documentary.
Adopted an observational approach to capture both high-energy performances and quieter, in-between moments, translating the atmosphere of the festival into a cohesive visual narrative.
FEATURES
Excerpt from Misha's All the Beautiful People Are Gone, exhibited at Frameless Immersive Gallery in London.
Presented at Royal College of Art's Digital Direction Showcase.
