Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
Two Colombian films from 1984 have uncanny affinities. This experimental essay brings them together, revealing their eerie portents of a story that keeps repeating, tauntingly.
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
A conquistador appears in Mexico in the present day, finding a terrifying world haunted by colonialism and violence. A bold dystopia: part reality, part magic realism.
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- Rodrigo Reyes
- 2020
- United States, Mexico
- s.t. English
- 87 min
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
A photo of a woman and her son unlocks family and historical memories of China after the Cultural Revolution. An inspired and sensitive memorial essay.
A BRIGHT SUMMER DIARY
- Lei Lei
- 2020
- United States, China
- s.t. English
- 28 min
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
Two centuries after Colombian independence, this intriguing medium-length film reveals and exorcises Simón Bolívar’s permanent place in the country’s collective unconscious.
BICENTENARIO
- Pablo Alvarez-Mesa
- 2020
- Canada (Quebec), Colombia
- s.t. English
- 44 min
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
A half-century after he disappeared at the age of 30, the work of acclaimed French photojournalist Gilles Caron is highlighted in an intimate and poetic historical study.
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
The rediscovery of Afghanistan’s cinematic heritage inspired this documentary – essential both for film history, and for understanding the country in the 20th century.
L'HISTOIRE INTERDITE
- Ariel Nasr
- 2019
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French
- 119 min
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
An essential and hopeful call for revolt, this decidedly impolite film exposes the dark side of colonialism, perpetuated by narratives that must be exposed to be destroyed.
L'INDIEN MALCOMMODE
- Michelle Latimer
- 2020
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 90 min
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
Film, theatre, poetry, dance, rap: intense research and creative work by the Haitian art group The Living and the Dead Ensemble about revolutionary general Toussaint Louverture.
OUVERTURES
- Louis Henderson, Olivier Marboeuf
- 2020
- France, Great Britain, Haiti
- s.t. English
- 133 min
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
Fragments of the Berlin Wall exhibited across the USA raise questions about the meaning of the fall of the Wall for people thousands of kilometres from Germany.
THE AMERICAN SECTOR
- Pacho Velez, Courtney Stephens
- 2020
- United States
- s.t. English
- 68 min
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
Using a variety of materials, stories and narrative forms, the filmmaker’s grandfather is the gateway to an exploration of Nigeria’s colonial past. A creative and captivating essay.
THE NAMES HAVE CHANGED, INCLUDING MY OWN AND TRUTHS HAVE BEEN ALTERED
- Onyeka Igwe
- 2019
- United Kingdom
- s.t. English
- 26 min
Disrupting History - Nov 12 to Nov 18
This fascinating archival deep-dive analyzes the role of images produced in the 20th century by oil companies operating in Iran as part of British colonialism.
UNE IMAGE, DEUX ACTES
- Sanaz Sohrabi
- 2020
- Canada (Quebec), Germany, United States
- s.t. English
- 44 min