Grada Kilomba Movies
- 2006
The Maji-Maji Readings
The Maji-Maji Readings02006HD
A theatre reading about the Maji Maji uprising in the former German East Africa reveals that colonial, racist patterns of thought still dominate in...
- 2012
Conakry
Conakry02012HD
"Conakry" is a homage to the Guinean-Bissauan and Cape Verdean anti-colonial leader Amílcar Cabral. This poetic film is a single shot 16mm...
- 2017
Illusions Vol. I, Narcissus and Echo
Illusions Vol. I, Narcissus and Echo02017HD
Retelling of the Greek myth. Grada Kilomba's 'Narcissus and Echo' is a metaphor for a society which has yet to resolve its colonial past and is...
- 2019
Illusions Vol. III, Antigone
Illusions Vol. III, Antigone02019HD
Retelling of the Greek myth. Grada Kilomba's 'Antigone' relates a story of resistance and justice, told from a black feminist perspective, in which...
- 2018
Illusions Vol. II, Oedipus
Illusions Vol. II, Oedipus02018HD
Retelling of the Greek myth. Grada Kilomba's 'Oedipus' tells a story about violence, exploring the role that fate can play for those who live in a...
- 2016
While I Write: Act III of The Desire Project
While I Write: Act III of The Desire Project02016HD
With the written word as the only visual element, Grada Kilomba gives a voice to an individual who has been historically silenced by colonial...
- 2015
Plantation Memories: Part II
Plantation Memories: Part II02015HD
An exploration of everyday racism reveals how much this places the black subject in a colonial setting where they once again are reduced to the...
- 2015
Plantation Memories: Part I
Plantation Memories: Part I02015HD
An exploration of everyday racism reveals how much this places the black subject in a colonial setting where they once again are reduced to the...