Ori Mi Agbe (My Head)

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(BALi, KulturBahnhof Kassel)

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Iyunade Judah, a Nigerian-born, Canadian-based artist and photographer calls his ORI MI AGBE “an experimental film about hallucinations, prayers of fate, and their connection to Blackness.” We see: fragmentary images of Black people, in ordinary street clothes, in colorful, imaginative costumes. Images not easily accessible for the white, European gaze. We hear: a rhythmic, repetitive chant in Yoruba, a language few here understand. These reveal at the same time a gap of understanding that points to the violence of colonialism.

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  • Duration: 4 Min.
  • Countries: Canada
  • Languages: Yoruba
  • Subtitles: No subtitles
  • Production year: 2021
  • Premiere: World Premiere

  • Director: Iyunade Judah