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What Does the Water Taste Like?

Synopsis

WHAT DOES WATER TASTE LIKE? questions the production of identity as it relates to the filmmaker's personal affiliations as a British-Nigerian. Prompted by intimate conversations, the film conjoins footage and voices of the past with their counterparts in the present-tense.

Details

Year
2020
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
8 min
Director
Juliana Kasumu
Producer
Juliana Kasumu

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

studio@julianakasumu.com

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