Songea, Tanzania. John Mbano is on a mission to find the human remains of his great-grandfather, Songea Mbano, who was executed by the German colonial army. Instead, it was shipped to Germany for racist research. John and his wife Cesilia embark on a life-changing journey. Along with them, the Mbanos confront those in power with their need to bring their ancestor home. What follows is a rollercoaster ride of new hopes and familiar disappointments. Make a friend happy with a gift of cinema. Jazz and decolonisation are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
Join us for the start of our Shorts Series by viewing these two politically driven short films. Both uniquely different in style and production but touching on our poignant pasts merging with our powerful present.
They have created a stop motion, short comic series. The film tells the story of a goat, personifying a human and questioning himself about life in Nairobi. Every quest is about becoming a better human and exploring the depths of friendship among other issues.
The story of how the mysterious power statue of Chief Ne Kuko was stolen should not be forgotten. Trapped behind glass, this nkisi resides in an European museum far away from his Congolese home. The history behind the statue links restitution activist Mwazulu Diyabanza, whose mission is to return African objects to their homeland, to the small village of Kikuku in the mountains of Boma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
