When the Lionfish Came
The film uses shot and found footage of the Bahamian coral reefs, ravished by invasive lionfish, and the island’s traditional Junkanoo celebration to compose a counter-paradisiacal narrative that advocates the preservation of Bahamian culture and native marine life.
Also in this combined programme
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Malcolm X Liberation University
The 1960s black student movement at Duke University evolved into a separate institution to study and engage with the history and culture of the Afr
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August 28th: A Day in the Life of a People
Ava DuVernay’s short film looks at six significant events in African-American history that all occurred on that date in different years.
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Home Movie Excerpts from Cab Calloway on Tour in South America and the Caribbean
16 mm Kodachrome silent home movies mixed with audio excerpts taken from Cab Calloway’s personal acetate master recordings and his radio quiz
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Tribute to Malcolm X
A commemoration of the four-year anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X.
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Film details
- Countries of production
- Bahamas, USA
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2018
- Length
- 6"
- Medium/Format
- File
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