Still from To Exist Under Permanent Suspicion directed by Valentin Noujaïm
Ici C’est Paris explores Parisian landmarks through the eyes of Black diasporas, honing in on the interplay between race and space in the romanticised city. These films examine the darker side of the glimmering Parisian skyline, deconstructing the iconic sites of the Eiffel Tower, La Défense, the Palais de la Porte Dorée and the Palais de Tokyo, as well as their resonances in overseas French Caribbean territories and former colonies, through the cities of Cayenne and Abidjan.
Featuring experimental artists’ films, Collective Amnesia explores the emergence of early-2000s Ivorian club subcultures alongside the country’s civil war, while To Exist Under Permanent Suspicion is an unsettling and surreal take on the depravity of soulless luxury property development. Set in French Guiana, Ici C’est Paris is a tender romance, portraying yearning for intimacy and escape.
These tales of haunting, hierarchy, reappropriation and spatial politics, are all brought together in Pour votre confort et votre sécurité, narrated by African security guards who hold vigil over the frenzied art world housed within the Palais de Tokyo, reflecting on surveillance, heritage and the rituals of the spaces in which we consume art.
PROGRAMME:
- Collective Amnesia directed by Christelle Oyiri (France)
- To Exist Under Permanent Suspicion directed by Valentin Noujaïm (France)
- Pour votre confort et sécurité directed by Frédéric Mainçon (France)
- Ici, c’est Paris directed by Léa Magnien and Quentin Chantrel (French Guiana)
Please note that this screening is no longer a special Dine & View event.
ABOUT FILM AFRICA
This screening is part of Film Africa 2024. Film Africa, London’s biggest celebration of African and African diaspora cinema presented by the Royal African Society, returns for its 11th edition from Friday 25 October to Sunday 3 November 2024.
ACCESS
- Room will be dark
- The films are captioned.
- Wheelchair Access and/or Disabled Toilets are available at this site.
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- If you would like to attend this event but the ticket price is a limitation please get in touch as we have reserved a number of free tickets for low-income individuals. Contact us at: adoudu@southlondongallery.org