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Co-presented by FilmScene’s African Diaspora Committee, the Out of the Archive series highlights overlooked work from Black filmmakers with a monthly screening and discussion of restored and archival work. Arrive early for a pre-show meal! This season is A Global Lens with films from around the world and throughout the diaspora, showcasing a diversity of cultures, genres, techniques, and eras.

The Out of the Archive series is made possible through generous support from the following University of Iowa departments and units:

Center for Human Rights, College of Education, Department of Anthropology, Department of Cinematic Arts, Department of Communication Studies, Department of Dance, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Religious Studies, Department of Rhetoric, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and School of Music.

Out of the Archive

Co-presented by FilmScene’s African Diaspora Committee, the Out of the Archive series highlights overlooked work from Black filmmakers with a monthly screening and discussion of restored and archival work. Arrive early for a pre-show meal! This season is A Global Lens with films from around the world and throughout the diaspora, showcasing a diversity of cultures, genres, techniques, and eras.

The Out of the Archive series is made possible through generous support from the following University of Iowa departments and units:

Center for Human Rights, College of Education, Department of Anthropology, Department of Cinematic Arts, Department of Communication Studies, Department of Dance, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Religious Studies, Department of Rhetoric, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and School of Music.

DAHOMEY

DAHOMEY

Out of the Archive
Wed, Feb 5 7:00pm

The latest from acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics) is a poetic and immersive documentary that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution.

THE ZERDA AND THE SONGS OF FORGETTING

THE ZERDA AND THE SONGS OF FORGETTING

Out of the Archive
Tue, Mar 4 7:00pm

Algerian novelist and translator Assia Djebar uses French colonial propaganda of Pathé-Gaumont newsreels to recapitulate the colonization of the Maghreb people in a poetic essay film that reveals the resistance behind the mask.

ANIMATION IN BLOOM: THE FILMS OF EZRA WUBE

ANIMATION IN BLOOM: THE FILMS OF EZRA WUBE

Out of the Archive
Mon, Apr 7 7:00pm

Ezra Wube is a cross-disciplinary Ethiopian artist who works in video, drawing, painting, and installations. This program highlights Wube's climate change/ecological works through a survey of stop-motion animated film.

MOTHER'S NATURE: THE BODY BEAUTIFUL + DREAMING RIVERS

MOTHER'S NATURE: THE BODY BEAUTIFUL + DREAMING RIVERS

Out of the Archive
Tue, May 6 7:00pm

The relationship between mother and child is a sacred and delicate one. This pair of powerful shorts examines the specific relationships of the filmmakers and their mothers with beautifully poetic works of art that only they could create.

Past Films in this Series

SOLEIL Ô

SOLEIL Ô

Out of the Archive

Wed, Jan 22

ARISTOTLE'S PLOT

ARISTOTLE'S PLOT

Out of the Archive

Tue, Dec 3

STILL/HERE + TWENTY-FOUR DOLLAR ISLAND

STILL/HERE + TWENTY-FOUR DOLLAR ISLAND

Out of the Archive Out of the Archive: Envisioning Blackness

Sun, Apr 28

BODY AND SOUL

BODY AND SOUL

Out of the Archive Out of the Archive: Envisioning Blackness

Mon, Apr 8

LORRAINE HANSBERRY: SIGHTED EYES/FEELING HEART

LORRAINE HANSBERRY: SIGHTED EYES/FEELING HEART

Out of the Archive Out of the Archive: Envisioning Blackness Reel Representation

Wed, Apr 3

JOYFUL DESIRE: THE SHORT FILMS OF AARIN BURCH

JOYFUL DESIRE: THE SHORT FILMS OF AARIN BURCH

Out of the Archive Out of the Archive: Envisioning Blackness Reel Representation

Tue, Mar 5

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