Shorts Program
May 26, 2019 9:15pm, May 27, 2019 5:45pm
Visions
Dir. Surreal 16 (Abba T. Makama, Michael Omonua, C.J. Obasi)
2017, 19min
Comprising three shorts inspired by dreams and visions, this anthology work from Nigeria’s Surreal 16 collective—a group of young filmmakers devoted to genre-defying experimentation—explores a young woman’s identity, relationship, and spirituality.
Birth of Afrobeat
Dir. Opiyo Okeyo
2017, 7min
In this live action-animation hybrid, legendary drummer Tony Allen recounts how he and his partner Fela Kuti created the Afrobeat genre in Lagos, Nigeria.
dancedance/ReVolution
Dir. Mark Freeman
2017, 26min
This arresting overview of contemporary dance in South Africa showcases the work of innovative choreographers for whom movement becomes a powerful tool with which to address politics, history, race, and gender.
Mr. Gele: The Man. The Story. The Craft
Dir. Gladys Eleh
2016, 14min
A lively documentary portrait of Segun Gele, a renowned designer of the colorful, elaborately styled Nigerian head wraps known as gele.
Urumuli
Dir. Mujyambere Abdoul
2018, 4min
A meditative study of light and movement by Rwandan artist and choreographer Abdoul Mujyambere.
Entitled
Dir. Adeyemi Michael
2018, 4min
What does the immigrant fantasy feel like? Director Adeyemi Michael reimagines his mother’s idea of moving from Nigeria to London in this dreamlike short about leaving your country of origin.
General Admission: $15
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Location
Peter Jay Sharp Building – BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave.
Brooklyn NY 11217 USA