A Radical Duet
by Onyeka Igwe
2023, UK, 80 mins
2:30 PM on Sept 21, 2024
About the movie
English: 1947 London was a hub of radical anti-colonial activity. International intellectuals, artists, and activists like Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Sylvia Wynter, C.L.R. James, Kwame Nkrumah, and George Padmore were all in London at the eve of the end of British colonialism. Individually, they were agitating for their respective countries’ national independence, but did they meet? And if they all did, what did they discuss? What did they conjure?
Français: 1947 Londres était une plaque tournante de l’activité anticoloniale radicale. Des intellectuels, artistes et militants internationaux comme Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Sylvia Wynter, C.L.R. James, Kwame Nkrumah et George Padmore se trouvaient tous à Londres à la veille de la fin du colonialisme britannique. Individuellement, ils militaient pour l’indépendance nationale de leurs pays respectifs, mais se sont-ils rencontrés ? Et s’ils se sont tous rencontrés, de quoi ont-ils discuté ? Qu’ont-ils imaginé ?
About the directors
Onyeka Igwe
Onyeka Igwe is an artist, filmmaker and writer. Her shorts have screened at festivals including New York, London, Rotterdam, Open City Docs, Media City, Berwick and Third Horizon. She has had recent shows at MoMA PS1, Bonington Gallery, High Line and Mercer Union. In 2024, she is representing Nigeria in the group exhibition at the 60th Venice Biennale. Onyeka has taught at University of the Arts London, Kingston School of Art, Ruskin School of Art and Bard College. She is a BAFTA Connect Member and on the Board of Trustees for LUX. Her work has been supported by Film London, Arts Council England, The Elephant Trust and the BFI.
Onyeka was awarded the New Cinema Award at Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival 2019, 2020 Arts Foundation Fellowship in Experimental Short Film, 2021 Foundwork Artist Prize and was nominated for the Jarman Award and Max Mara Artist Prize for Women.
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