Pierce Robinson

Shot on 35mm film, The Fist is an intimate portrait of a modernist style factory – the first Guinness brewery built outside of Ireland and the UK, located in Nigeria, 12 miles from the centre of Lagos on the Ikeja Industrial Estate. Completed in 1962, in the wake of Nigeria’s independence from Britain, the factory is a site where interwoven histories of industrialisation and labour are brought into focus. Observing the comings and goings of workers, and the factory’s assembly and packing lines, Akingbade perceptively highlights the deep-rooted politics embedded in the beverage’s production.

Faluyi follows Ife as she embarks on a meditative journey tracing familial legacy and mysticism within ancestral land. Shot on 16mm film in the Idanre Hills – a UNESCO World Heritage site in Ondo State, the birthplace of Akingbade’s parents – the film is an introspective contemplation of the artist’s own personal relationship with Nigeria. Panoramic views of bouldering hills surrounded by thick groves form the backdrop to a sensitive tale of loss and longing, turned hope and celebration.

Stockholm Syndrome chronicles the meteoric rise of contemporary trendsetter A$AP Rocky, capturing the exuberance of youth and urgency of hip-hop in equal parts, before taking a detour into darkness. With amazing access, the film reveals Rocky’s experience with the inequities of the Swedish judicial system and the dangers of stardom and scapegoating through a series of twists and turns, ultimately paralleling the need for prison reform in our own backyard. Directed by The Architects, the film blends archival footage with contemporary interviews, animation, and electrifying live concert footage to tell the astonishing story of how one of rap’s biggest superstars became embroiled in an international incident, leading to an unexpected political awakening.

A woman fights to free herself from her bed as it swallows her whole.

미국의 가장 위대한 20세기 작가, 제임스 볼드윈은 미국흑인민권운동의 중심 인물 마틴 루서 킹, 맬컴 엑스, 메드가 에버스에 대한 이야기를 쓰기 시작한다. 결국 30페이지의 미완성 에세이로 남게 된 『리멤버 디스 하우스』는 사무엘 L. 잭슨의 목소리와 라울 펙 감독의 연출을 통해 생생하게 구현된다. 세 인물의 삶과 피살 사건, 그리고 백인 중심의 세상 속에서 왜곡되어 온 흑인의 이미지에 대한 제임스 볼드윈의 이야기는 흑인민권시대에 대한 훌륭한 기록이자 수십 년이 지난 지금 우리에게 던지는 현재진행형의 질문이다.