Finding One's Fate
2024, Movie

Remembering a story his father told him when he was a child, of Perseus killing his grandfather by accident, William Kentridge reflects on the inescapability of one’s destiny. He explores the story of the Cumana Sibyl, who revealed people’s fate inscribed on leaves that fell from a tree.

Harvest of Devotion
2024, Movie

William Kentridge recreates rehearsals for previous performance pieces. He reads a phonetic poem with performers Hamilton Dlamini, Mncedisi Shabangu, Nhlanhla Mahlangu and Mica Manganye. In contrast, they read John Chilembwe’s 1915 letter to the Nyasaland Times, arguing for equal standing in Malawi.

Metamorphosis
2024, Movie

As William Kentridge explores metamorphosis, sounds are visualized through painting, a shadow turns into a sculpture, time morphs into a film strip, and an abstract blotch becomes an image. Meanwhile, the performers Joanna Dudley and Ann Masina act out a myth from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

Rewind & Play
2022, Movie

In December 1969, legendary pianist and composer Thelonious Monk ended his European tour in Paris. Before the show, Monk appeared on French TV to perform and speak with French jazz pianist Henri Renaud. Newly discovered footage reveals the disconnect between Monk and his interviewer.

Occupied
2020, Movie

In the West Bank, Palestine, young and disenfranchised artists discuss the choices they have made in pursuing their creative paths as a response to their surroundings. Amidst the persecution and marginalization they face, these artists celebrate life, love, and hope.

2008
2019, Movie

Images of cherry blossoms, luminous fields bursting with color, and miscellaneous domestic ephemera are photographed from the screen of an obsolete televisual device.

Shakedown
2018, Movie

Shakedown was a series of parties founded by and for Black women in Los Angeles featuring go-go dancing and strip shows for the city’s lesbian underground scene. In them, female clientele slipped dollar notes into lap dancers’ panties while celebrating lesbian sexuality to pulsating hip-hop beats.

Black Sun
2016, Movie

Like the black sun of an eclipse, Antonia is a lyrical singer of exuberant and dark beauty. Recovering from a suicide attempt in a rehabilitation institution, all her family ties are irreparably broken. But her sister remains deeply affected by what happened. May they reunite once again?

Something Horizontal
2015, Movie

Stroboscopic glimpses of Victorian domestic surfaces and geometric shadows transform the physical world into an impressionistic fantasia. Elsewhere, a specter emerges from the depths of German expressionist cinema.

You Hide Me
1970, Movie

Buried deep in the basement of the British Museum, hidden in plastic bags and wooden boxes, lies a wealth of ancient and rare African artifacts. Over one day, the valuable objects are unveiled for the first time, revealing the vast expanse of African art stolen by colonial forces.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: Now & Then
2023, Movie

Through the discerning lens of a Bahujan feminist filmmaker operating within the upper-caste Indian film industry, the film delves deep into critical themes of liberty, equality, fraternity, social justice, exclusion, and marginalised representation.

And, Towards Happy Alleys
2023, Movie

A passionate declaration of love for the cinema and poetry of Iran, which also offers a frank view of the precarious situation for critics of the regime and shows the uncompromising daily struggle of Iranian women against their oppression.

Chaar Phool Hain Aur Duniya Hai
2024, Movie

A meandering brook of moments from two afternoons spent with Vinod Kumar Shukla, his wife and son at their home in Raipur, saunters between the mingling geographies of past, present and future, drifting in and out of pauses—to ponder, to reflect, to reminisce, and to share.

Chaityabhumi
2024, Movie

Chaityabhumi, where Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s last rites were held, holds vital significance for the Dalit community. This musical film captures the December 6 commemoration, witnessing how the community honours the day and the political relevance it holds for their identity in contemporary India.