Envisages (Shorts)
Imagining otherwise is at the heart of this film program. Fantasies about destroying capitalist edifices, rectifying past harm, and the tenacity of resistance take front and center.
Content warning: Discussion of self harm (Son of Samoa), Flashing lights (Mahdi Amel in Gaza)
Accessibility: Closed captions available
Thank you to our screening partner: Making Worlds Cooperative Bookstore & Social Center
Films in this Program
Angular Phoenix
Reanimating a Baron and the Black Princess, this speculative film summons figures from the past through bodies of the…
Son of Samoa
Through Tatau, Laman explores his disconnection from family and community while learning the importance of belonging…
Mahdi Amel in Gaza
Assassinated Lebanese intellectual Mahdi Amel — often dubbed “the Arab Gramsci” — famously said: “He who resists is…
A Radical Duet
In 1947, London was a hub of radical anticolonial activity. International intellectuals, artists and activists like…