Category: Film
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“Decolonising the Curatorial Process” – a new film, produced and directed by Dr Orson Nava
Orson Nava’s documentary film “Decolonising the Curatorial Process” features recordings of conference footage and individual interviews with a range of contributors who examine ways that decolonial activists, museologists, political scientists, historians and other scholar-activists from South Africa, Kenya and the UK are working with radical museum curators to challenge Eurocentric approaches to the study of…
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‘Deconstructing Institutional Racism through a Decolonial Lens’ (recorded event) – 14 October 2020
On Wednesday 14 October 2020, Decolonial Dialogues and Race, Ethnicity and Education Network (REEN), University of Exeter, UK hosted a virtual artist’s talk, featuring musician and activist, Pravini Baboeram producer of the documentary ‘The Uprising’ Within this joint virtual artist’s event, Pravini and all correspondents discussed the genesis of the movie, and shared, in details,…
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Black In Post-Sec Reflections on Documentary by BIPS Exec Team
This submission to Decolonial Dialogues is intended to offer a written reflection by the Black in Post-Sec Executive team. The reflection seeks to state the intention behind the “Black In Post-Sec” Documentary, it’s purpose, to thank those that engaged with the project, and honour those whose work inspired it. “Black In Post-Sec” was borne from…
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Artist’s talk: Film-maker Isaac Julien CBE RA, in conversation with Louise Yelin
Internationally renowned film-maker, installation artist and Academician Isaac Julien CBE RA, in conversation with Professor Louise Yelin. Virtual event, 22 April 2020.
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Art & Activism: Lessons Learned from The Uprising
Pravini Baboeram A few years ago I participated in “decolonizing the mind” courses. I remember a sense of shock when I realized how everything I thought I knew, was actually based on what the colonizer wanted me to know. After the shock faded, I remembered all the new information I learned and a feeling of…
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Mariannes Noires
“Recent violence and growing nationalism in France have brought fierce debates about the country’s identity to the forefront. In Mariannes Noires, seven different French-born women of African descent confront their own unique identities and challenge the expectations of French society.“ Synopsis of Mariannes Noires (2017), filmed in France and produced in the USA. This documentary,…
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