19 – 26 October 2022
Araya, dir. Margot Benacerraf, Venezuela 1959, 90 min., Spanish with English subtitles
This compelling season covers 42 years, five countries, and five recently restored or digitised features, each linked to a uniquely challenging story of ownership and distribution. Together, these five features highlight imbalances of power within film cultures, particularly as they are imposed on female storytellers – hindering access to the narratives they create and share.
The season includes Sarah Maldoror’s Sambizanga (Angola 1971), one of the first features shot in Africa by a woman of African descent; Sara Gómez’s De cierta manera (Cuba 1974-77), the first Cuban feature directed by a woman; Margot Benacerraf’s landmark documentary Araya (Venezuela 1959); Farida Benlyazid’s rarely-seen drama A Door to the Sky (Morocco, 1989); and Maangazimi: The Ancient One (Tanzania 2001), adapted from a story by Queenae Taylor Mulvihill.
Part of the ICA 75th Anniversary Season
Women’s Stories from the Global South (& To Whom They Belong) is part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour, a Watershed project in collaboration with Black Cinema Project, Ajabu Ajabu and Hyde Park Picturehouse with support from the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery and MUBI.
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