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Friday, October 11, 2024
Arthouse at Blue Star | 134 Blue Star
All screenings are free; however seating is limited. RSVP here.
6:00 PM | Raza Cósmica: Excursions in Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism expresses notions of Black identity, agency, and freedom through art, creative works, and activism that envision liberated futures for Black life. This vibrant selection of shorts by Afro-Latina and Black directors includes films from the Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Click the posters below to view trailers of select films. Watch Daylight Rules and The Fore-men in their entirety!
The Golden Chain
Adebukola Bodunrin and Ezra Claytan Daniels, 2016, USA, 13 min
The distant future. A Nigerian space station in a remote corner of the galaxy orbits an artificial pinpoint of matter so dense it cannot exist in our solar system. It is a recreation of the birth of the universe itself, contained for the purpose of study, and overseen by Yetunde, sole crew member on the space station Eko.
Daylight Rules
Alex Browning, 2022, UK, 14 min
In a world where humans can harness the power of the sun when exposed to sunlight, and the controlling of this power is still being understood, a mother and daughter must figure out where their intentions and loyalties lie.
The Fore-men
Adrian Bobb, 2022, Canada, 15 min
Weeks after a mysterious time-compression event violently splices environments from the past and future into the present, two survivors encounter the foreboding figures responsible for the event and experience firsthand their sinister nature.
Chimera
Kryzz Gautier, 2023, USA, 18 min
Haunted by the past, a brilliant tech-addicted developer faces an impossible dilemma: recreate her ex-girlfriend in virtual reality or hold onto the crumbling relationship with her current one.
We Are Not Alone
Adebukola Bodunrin, 2023, Canada and USA, 10 min
Wumni, a reclusive young Nigerian immigrant, becomes convinced that a mysterious object approaching Earth's orbit holds the key to her loneliness. Determined to decode the alien signal, she enlists the help of Jenny, a stranger and owner of a music shop.
8:00 PM | Raza Cósmica: Itu Ninu
Itu Ninu (Where the Corn Fields Are)
Itandehui Jansen, 2023, Mexico and UK, 72 min
Mixtec and English with English subtitles
In the not-so-distant future of 2084, Ángel finds himself trapped as a climate migrant in an undisclosed city, where surveillance reigns supreme. Amidst a bleak and oppressive existence, Ángel makes a living by cultivating plants, preserving the fading wisdom of seeds. Within this desolate landscape he crosses paths with Sofia, another climate migrant toiling away at a recycling facility. Fate intertwines their lives when a chance encounter reveals an unexpected connection: a shared language. Fueling Ángel’s longing or human connection and a glimmer of hope, he reaches out to Sofia. Aware of the omnipresent digital monitoring, Ángel decides to communicate with her through the timeless medium of pen and paper, fostering an intimate, clandestine bond. As their secret correspondence unfolds, a friendship grows between Ángel and Sofia as does their desire for liberation from excessive control.
Jesse Borrego will be conducting a Q&A with special guest Alejandra Herrera after the screening!
Preceded by:
En Memoria
Roberto Fatal, 2024, USA, 11 min
In a dystopian future, a mother struggles to finish making her daughter’s Quinceañera dress.
Click the posters below to view trailers of each film.
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