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30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Jenn Nkiru

Jenn NKIRU is an artist and director from Peckham, London. She is an MFA in Film graduate of Howard University. Her first film, En Vogue (2014), screened internationally to critical success. Nkiru’s second short film, Rebirth Is Necessary (2017) was a dreamlike art film centered on Blackness: past, present and future. The film was nominated for several prizes and won the Canal+ Award at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Black to Techno (2018) premiered at Frieze Los Angeles. As a part of The Ummah Chroma, she co-directed AS TOLD TO G/D THYSELF (2019), which was nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

Filmografie

(all short) En Vogue (2014), Rebirth Is Necessary (2017), Black to Techno, AS TOLD TO G/D THYSELF

More info: Jenn Nkiru

Jenn Nkiru at IFFR

  • AS TOLD TO G/D THYSELF

    The cosmic journey of sacred youth, during which pain, pleasure and sublimation are non-negotiable.

    • Synergetic

  • G/D THYSELF: Spirit Strategy On Raising Free Black Children

    This ritual space invites you to explore metaphysical transcendence, spirituality and self-expression and use the space for their own rituals and trad

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  • Black to Techno

    Techno, a futuristic sound falling into the legacy of Black music, but not often celebrated as such. Featuring cameos from Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, Detroi

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  • Hub Tones

    Through Hub Tones, Kamasi Washington hopes to connect with his ancestors, merging Freddie Hubbard with African rhythms. Jenn Nkiru visually communicat

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  • Rebirth Is Necessary

    An audio-visual explosion of dream-like and documentary excerpts, from Sun Ra to the Black Panthers, depicting black experiences and the concept of bl

    • Pan-African Cinema Today (PACT)