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The Diaspora Suite by Ephraim Asili (15)

Jazz on Screen

,Cinema 2
The Diaspora Suite

A film series created over the course of seven years exploring Black culture and the African diaspora through jazz and shared histories, using music to shape its rhythm, energy and visual language.

A series of films that explore the connections and shared histories of Black culture and the African diaspora through the filmmaker’s engagement with sites of historical significance across the United States and internationally. Created over the course of seven years, the suite reflects a deeply personal and global perspective.

Jazz plays a central role in the development and conceptualisation of the films. This influence is most explicit in Many Thousands Gone, where Ephraim Asili invited multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee to compose a score in direct response to the film’s imagery. Beyond this collaboration, the suite as a whole is shaped by the rhythms of Asili’s musical influences, striving to translate the power, movement, and energy of African American music and Black diasporic sonic landscapes into a visual language.

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Films provided courtesy of Video Data Bank.

Film information
  • Release year   2017
  • Country   USA
  • Director   Ephraim Asili
  • Runtime   1hr 17min

Ticket prices

Standard
£13 *
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

Booking fees

£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

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Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.