In the Year of the Quiet Sun
The distant sun casts its light on Africa in the 1950-60s as it dreams of its liberation. Postage stamps from the period show the many faces of a moment in history, the fractured experience of which is demonstrated in the essay-film format.
Also in this combined programme
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Mined Soil
Alentejo, Guinea-Bissau and Cabral are intertwined in definitions of soil as a repository of exploitation, crisis, arsenal, treasure and palimpsest.
Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2015
- Length
- 33'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
