FILM SCREENING INSTALLATION BLACK HISTORY MONTH JANUARY 31 2026
THIS STARTED FROM A SIMPLE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ME, JEFFERSON, AND ADE. WE WERE SITTING TOGETHER, TALKING ABOUT IDENTITY, REPRESENTATION, AND STORYTELLING. AT SOME POINT, WE ASKED OURSELVES: WHAT IF WE TURNED THESE CONVERSATIONS INTO A SHARED SPACE? THAT'S WHY WE CREATED THIS FILM SCREENING INSTALLATION. TO WATCH, TO REFLECT, AND TO BE TOGETHER. THESE FILMS COME FROM THE PAST, BUT THEY STILL FEEL VERY PRESENT. TONIGHT WE'RE SCREENING TWO FILMS BY OUSMANE SEMBÈNE, OFTEN CALLED THE FATHER OF AFRICAN CINEMA. FOR ME, HE WAS MORE THAN THAT. HE WAS A STORYTELLER, AN ACTIVIST, AND SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED FILM COULD SPEAK DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE. HIS WORK HAS DEEPLY INFLUENCED ME — AS AN ARTIST, A DESIGNER, AND A PERSON. HIS FILMS ARE SIMPLE, DIRECT, AND POWERFUL.
