Terra Mater
There she stands, confidently, like a goddess of technological junk, surrounded by endless mountains of rubbish, plastic, stench and rare earths. An angry appeal to the world to take responsibility for the consequences of capitalism, colonialism and environmental destruction in Africa.
| Director | Kantarama Gahigiri |
| Actor | Badewa Ajibade |
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A poignant, societally relevant and ultimately realistically terrifying depiction of what has become of our relationship to the land we live on. Set in East Africa, this film speaks on this storied relationship evident all around the African continent. We are the sons of our own soil and the daughters of our own dust. We are to the land as the land is to us. And when considering societal and political commentary on climate change, colonialism, neocolonialism, land acknowledgement and the like, we realize that our histories with land go a long way to defining how we identify and what position we take on both past and current societal issues.
Our roots are literally buried in the land of our forefathers - our own land. We are the carers of our land and it is our duty to protect the land that is ours, not only for ourselves but for future generations as well.
Badewa Ajibade
Guest curator
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Français
10 mn
Language: Français
Subtitles: Français -
English
10 mn
Language: English
Subtitles: English
- Année 2023
- Pays Switzerland
- Durée 10
- Producteur Les Films du Léopard, RGBW
- Langue English, Swahili
- Sous-titres English, French
- Résumé court Technology, debris, waste, in our soil, our systems, our bones. She drifts and questions, but where can the space for healing be found?
A poignant, societally relevant and ultimately realistically terrifying depiction of what has become of our relationship to the land we live on. Set in East Africa, this film speaks on this storied relationship evident all around the African continent. We are the sons of our own soil and the daughters of our own dust. We are to the land as the land is to us. And when considering societal and political commentary on climate change, colonialism, neocolonialism, land acknowledgement and the like, we realize that our histories with land go a long way to defining how we identify and what position we take on both past and current societal issues.
Our roots are literally buried in the land of our forefathers - our own land. We are the carers of our land and it is our duty to protect the land that is ours, not only for ourselves but for future generations as well.
Badewa Ajibade
Guest curator
-
Français
Duration: 10 minutesLanguage: Français
Subtitles: Français10 mn -
English
Duration: 10 minutesLanguage: English
Subtitles: English10 mn
- Année 2023
- Pays Switzerland
- Durée 10
- Producteur Les Films du Léopard, RGBW
- Langue English, Swahili
- Sous-titres English, French
- Résumé court Technology, debris, waste, in our soil, our systems, our bones. She drifts and questions, but where can the space for healing be found?
