About this Event
Kankantri (the silk cotton tree)
A woman enters a place of worship and is transported to the parallel universe of all her ancestors who do not let her leave, until she participates in their dances and rituals, and exits integrated.
This is an essay film, a film that combines ART + documentary. Also seen as a hybrid dancefilm, screendance. Kankantri is shot on location in Suriname, South America. It's a post colonial response to a place and a dutch history of slavery and its consequences.
This will be this film's North American premiere.
Born and raised in the Dutch Caribbean Island nation of Curaçao, Gabri Christa makes dance and films and a combination of both. She has several award winning short films and two of her films can be seen on Kweli.TV.
Website
https://vimeo.com/904155164
YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT HERE
...unfolds linearly, with the day to day mundaneness of the lockdown. Eve bakes bread, deep cleans, engages in virtual therapy, and for a moment there things are feeling good and content, but soon the painful memories of her past life, coupled with the discomfort and uncertainty in isolation sends Eve riding the waves of dark waters. She is drowning with grief and pain. Shot cinema verite style, the audience is invited through a voyeuristic view into her quarantine life. Grounded in art haus style, we meet Eve as she is trying to make the best of the government issued stay at home order. Deep in her online EVE and ADAM romance the relationship escalates rapidly, it becomes clear that Eve is using Adam as a bandaid for her deep wounds, her divorce as a results of the tragic, and accidental death of her 2 year old son.
Director: Nana Ghana
This will be this film's World Premiere.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Content is geared toward adults, but people of all ages are welcome. Guests can arrive at any time between 3 and 3:30 pm (since this is a film screening we appreciate your timely arrival).
Photography: On occasion, we capture photographs or video for promotional and archival purposes. When registering for the event at The Forum, you give Columbia University in the City of New York the right to use you and your child's image for said purposes. We will never use your names, age or other identifying factors.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
605 W 125th St, 605 West 125th Street, New York, United States
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