Drexciya (2010 film)
| Genre | documentary film  |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 2010 |
| Country of origin | Ghana, United State Of America |
| Original language of film or TV show | Bɔrefɔ |
| Director | Akosua Adoma Owusu |
| Screenwriter | Akosua Adoma Owusu |
| Director of photography | Akosua Adoma Owusu |
| Waaloŋ | color |
Drexciya[1][2] e la a Ghana 2010 short documentary sinii naŋ taa daaraatin yi Akosua Adoma Owusu naŋ be kpaaroŋ a California Institute kyaare a Arts (CalArts). A sinii taa la a theatrical premiere a 2011 International Film Festival Rotterdam naŋ paale a Video Studio: Changing Same[3] a Studio Museum in Harlem, New York.
Synopsis
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Drexciya[4][5] da barɛɛ public koɔ suobu zie a Accra, Ghana naŋ be a Riviera. A Riviera da eɛ upscale development, naŋ taa luxury high-rises ane star anuu sere a hotels. Yi a 1970s, a Riviera da be la a disheveled state. A short documentary da taa la daanoo yi afro-futurist myths propagated yi underground Detroit-based band Drexciya. Ba da yeli ka Drexciya e la a mythical underwater subcontinent populated yi a biiri naŋ da ba taa dɔgebo a African pɔgeba naŋ da be a Trans-Atlantic slave trade. A biiri ba ma da taa eebo kyɛ da paale a breathe underwater.
Screenings
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- 9th International Festival Signes de Nuit, Paris 2011[6]
- IndieLisboa 2011
- Viennale 2011
- Huesca International Film Festival 2011
- Festival del cinema africano, d'Asia e America Latina di Milano 2011
- Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid 2011[7][8]
- Toronto International Film Festival, 2012[9]
- OkayAfrica - The Future Weird: Black Atlantis, New York 2013, USA[10]
- Tabakalera Archived 2019-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, 2015 Spain
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 2015 USA[11]
- Detroit Institute of Arts, 2016, USA[12]
- Posthuman Complicities at mumok, 2017 Vienna, Austria
- Labocine, 2018
- 20th FestCurtasBH, 2018 Brasil Archived 2021-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
Kyɔɔtaa
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Sommo yizie
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ↑ Finkelstein, David. "Drexciya". Film Threat. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ↑ "Tarifa African Film Festival". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ↑ "Video Studio: Changing Same". Studio Museum in Harlem. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ↑ Rubin, Mike. "Infinite Journey to Inner Space: The Legacy of Drexciya". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ↑ "2011 African Film Festival of Tarifa winners announced". Bizcommunity Africa. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ↑ "9th International Festival Signes de Nuit". International Festival Signes de Nuit. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Drexciya - Centre Pompidou". Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ↑ "Drexciya, selected screenings". Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW). Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ↑ MacArthur, Julie. "Ways of Seeing (in) African Cinema" (PDF). TIFF Higher Learning. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ↑ "The Future Weird". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ↑ "She Found a Place". Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ↑ "Afrofuturist films". Metro Times. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "Guanajuato International Film Festival - Winners". GIFF. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ↑ "8th African Film Festival of Tarifa". FCAT Palmarés 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ↑ Lewandowska Cummings, Basia. "Africa is a Country". Africa is a Country. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ "Black Maria Film & Video Festival" (PDF). Black Maria Film and Video Festival. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ↑ "19th New York African Film Festival". Camera in the Sun. Retrieved 2012-12-10.