Her Name in My Mouth
Synopsis
The film is structured around the repurposing of archival films from the British propaganda arm, The Colonial Film Unit, cut against a gestural evocation of the women’s testimonies. 'Her Name in My Mouth' invokes the artist's own female ancestors in this filmic revocation of the Aba Women’s War that privileges the body as a site of knowledge.
Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018 - International premiere
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 6 min 2 sec
- Director
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Onyeka Igwe
- Sound
- Patchfinder
- Music
- C-scraatch
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Onyeka Igwe
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