BEYOND CONQUEST: Gems of Postcolonial Cinema
SEPTEMBER 24th - OCTOBER 8th
BEYOND CONQUEST: Gems of Postcolonial Cinema
Organized by Filmhuis Den Haag & Leiden University College The Hague
A genre as rich as it is diverse, postcolonial cinema expresses the voices of artists, cultures, and countries marked by colonialism past and present. It remembers the experiences of colonization, celebrates the anti-colonial fights for independence, and participates in the ongoing struggles for freedom and justice around the world. Spanning 50 years of independent filmmaking, this series consists of three gems of postcolonial cinema from, respectively, Chile, Senegal, and Columbia.
Films in this program
Los Colonos (Felipe Gálvez Haberle, 2023)
September 24th, introduced by Dr. Daniela Vicherat Mattar
Los Colonos is a gritty western that sheds light on Chile’s colonial past, in which the genocide of the Indigenous population plays a central role.
Touki Bouki (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1973)
October 1st, introduced by Dr. Benjamin Fogarty-Valenzuela
Touki Bouki is a raw, dreamlike road movie that captures the restlessness of 1970s Senegal and the clash between tradition and modernity.
El Abrazo de la Serpiente (Ciro Guerra, 2015)
October 8th, Speaker TBA
El Abrazo de la Serpiente (Ciro Guerra, 2015) is a hypnotic journey through the Amazon that explores memory, colonialism, and the fragile bond between humanity and nature.