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Mueda, Memoria e Massacre + Soul in the Eye (15)

Project a Black Planet

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Two very different diasporic encounters, exploring history and the role of art-making in communicating legacies of rebellion and resistance.

Soul in the Eye, directed by Zózimo Bulbul, is a foundational work of Black Brazilian cinema. Set to music by John Coltrane, it features an exuberant performance celebrating Black Brazilian history and traces a diasporic journey from the hardships of the slave trade to freedom after abolition, through an interconnected dialogue of dance, music and radical politics.

Mueda, Memória e Massacre, by Ruy Guerra, explores radical politics and history through an annual performance in Mueda, a Mozambican village. Elders re-enact a stand-off between villagers and Portuguese colonial officers that resulted in the massacre of the local protestors, using surreal elements including an exaggerated nose to depict the Portuguese. The film highlights storytelling as a collective act of remembrance and resistance.

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With thanks to Janaína Oliveira and Biza Vianna.

Special thanks to Centro AfroCarioca de Cinema (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) for providing a copy of Soul in the Eye and to Arsenal, Berlin for providing a copy of Mueda, Memoria e Massacre.

Book two or more films in the Project a Black Planet film programme at the same time and get 20% off.

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Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
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