Tag: Slavery

a river holds a perfect memory

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Feb 5, 2025 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2025, Verdict Shorts |

Tying together disparate locations in Northern England and Jamaica, Hope Strickland’s evocative boat ride, ‘a river holds a perfect memory,’ explores the interrelations between labour, memory and rivers.

Banzo

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jun 28, 2024 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary 2024 |

In the setting of a Portuguese plantation on Principe in the early 20th century, Margarida Cardoso crafts a haunting and unsettling portrait of colonial destruction in the form of Banzo.