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- Over the course of 43 entrancing minutes, Akomfrah draws parallels between environmental destruction and the pillaging and displacement of various peoples, with footage of atomic bomb test blasts and majestic images of whales from BBC documentaries.
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Jan 6, 2014 · It interconnects Seven Songs for Malcolm X's production practices and ‘informing logic’—drawn from black aesthetics and Soviet-Armenian film art—in order to critically examine how Akomfrah un-fixes Malcolm X's representation.
- Saër Maty Bâ
- 2007
Sir John Akomfrah CBE RA (born 4 May 1957 [1]) is a Ghanaian-born British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator of Ghanaian descent, whose "commitment to a radicalism both of politics and of cinematic form finds expression in all his films".
Since 1987, Akomfrah's work has been shown in galleries including Documenta (Germany), the De Balie (Holland), Centre George Pompidou (France), the Serpentine and Whitechapel Galleries (UK); and The Museum of Modern Art (USA).
Nov 1, 2019 · Duration: 45 minutes. Availability: Limited + Show. "The Last Angel of History" John Akomfrah, director of "Seven Songs of Malcolm X," returns with an engaging and searing examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology.
- 4 min
- Icarus Films
Nov 9, 2023 · Akomfrah was working on a commission about the Mayflower, four centuries after it sailed from Plymouth in 1620, when lockdown struck. The Covid pandemic crystallised his disquiet.
Oct 9, 2011 · Shown with “Seven Songs for Malcolm X” at the Maysles Cinema, 343 Malcolm X Boulevard, between 127th and 128th Streets, Harlem. Running time: 45 minutes. This film is not rated.
