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✓ Published: 27-Oct-2016
✓ Published: 27-Oct-2016
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John Akomfrah: ‘The question of discourse is absolutely central’nnThe artist explains the inspirations for his new split-screen film, Auto da Fé, and talks about the importance of the Black Audio Film Collective, of which he was a founding member.nnFor the past three decades, Ghanaian-born British director, writer and theorist John Akomfrah has been highlighting the legacy of African diaspora in Europe by creating films that explore marginalised histories of European society. Having looked
John Akomfrah: ‘The question of discourse is absolutely central’nnThe artist explains the inspirations for his new split-screen film, Auto da Fé, and talks about the importance of the Black Audio Film Collective, of which he was a founding member.nnFor the past three decades, Ghanaian-born British director, writer and theorist John Akomfrah has been highlighting the legacy of African diaspora in Europe by creating films that explore marginalised histories of European society. Having looked
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