Forged Ways

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Juror Presentation: Ephraim Asili's Diaspora Suite
Screening Room - Michigan Theater Thu, Mar 22, 2018 1:00 PM
“Asili has concluded a five-part film suite that examines the African diaspora through a series of immeasurable equations: America and abroad (with films shot in Ghana and Ethiopia, as well as Brazil, Jamaica, and Canada); personal and collective history; the past and the present; imaginations and realities; and image and sound. Abandoning digital video for 16mm, Asili has developed his documentary impulse into something more spontaneous and musical, his eye attuned to the unexpected rhythms afforded by montage.” – Jesse Cumming, Cinema Scope
Film Info
Event Type:Juror Presentation: Ephraim Asili's Diaspora Suite
Release Year:2011
Production Country:USA
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Ephraim Asili

Description

Photographed on location in Harlem and various locations throughout Ethiopia, the film oscillates between the first person account of a filmmaker, the third person experience of a man navigating the streets of Harlem, and day-to-day life in the cities and villages of Ethiopia.