title: Afrofuturism, Women, Spirituality,and Media
start: 2017-06-17
start time: 14:00
end time: 18:00
venue: BFI Southbank
city: London
country: GB
coordinates: 51.5072, -0.1157
tags: femiagenda femiagendalondon feminism feminisminlondon feminismo feminismus feministevents womenrights
links:
Página Facebook del evento https://www.facebook.com/events/751509991690122/
description:
Part of our Sisters in Science Fiction season . A whole day of short films about Black women in Afrofuturist films plus Q & A with directors activists and authors on heroic women in film. Films include:
CaLeb. A lone Black female astronaut fights the alien takeover of her world
Ori Inu. Dir Chelsea Odufu, a young New Yorker confronts her Christian family with Brazilian Candomble.
Summer of Gods. Dir Eliciana Nascimento, a beautiful little Brazilian girl undergoes rights of passage which link her to African Godesses
Rise of the O . A black female superhero series which draws on West African Orishas
Plus Q&A with Director/producer of Ori Inu, Author Dr Michelle Asantewa, and other special guests
Tickets available from one month in advance