21.9. Friday
22:00 Filmforum Museum Ludwig
Price: 7 Euro / 5 Euro (reduced)
AFRICAN SHORTS: AFROFUTURISMUS
STILLBORN
R: Jahmil X.T. Qubeka; Südafrika 2017;
OF m. dt. UT; digital; 24 min.
In a dystopian world of simulated realities, the disaffected layman Nobomi SX1 embarks on a perilous mission in the short film STILLBORN.
THE GOLDEN CHAIN
R: Ezra Claytan Daniels, Adebukola Bodunrin; USA/Nigeria 2016;
OF m. dt. UT; digital; 14 min.
THE GOLDEN CHAIN: Yetunde, the only crew member on Nigerian space station Eko, witnesses a recreation of the birth of the universe.
TO CATCH A DREAM
R: Jim Chuchu; Kenia 2015;
OF m. engl. UT; digital; 13 min.
In TO CATCH A DREAM the grieving widow Ajuma is plagued by recurring nightmares, which make her face up to the ghosts of her past.
THEY CHARGE FOR THE SUN
R: Terence Nance; USA 2016;
OF m. engl. UT; digital; 16 min.
In THEY CHARGE FOR THE SUN, a young girl unravels a dark secret in a dystopian future where people live nocturnally to avoid the harmful rays of the sun.
SEE YOU YESTERDAY
R: Stefon Bristol; USA 2017;
OF m. engl. UT; digital; 15 min.
In SEE YOU YESTERDAY, presented by Spike Lee, two Brooklyn teenage science prodigies, CJ Walker and Sebastian Thomas, build make-shift time machines to save CJ’s brother, Calvin, from being wrongfully killed by a police officer.
WE NEED PRAYERS
R: Jim Chuchu; Kenia 2017;
OF m. engl. UT; digital; 5 min.
In WE NEED PRAYERS: THIS ONE WENT TO MARKET a young black visual artist comes up with a cunning plan to crack the global arts market.