The histories of the West Philadelphia–based MOVE Organization, and the Black Arts Movement, woven with dramatizations of the life of the filmmaker when he was a member of a Black activist collective. Centering on what Asili describes as a “speculative reenactment” of his time in a West Philadelphia collective, the actors scripted lives on set are entwined with cameos by MOVE’s Debbie Africa, Mike Africa Sr., and Mike Africa Jr., and poet-activists Sonia Sanchez and Ursula Rucker.
Awards
- Grand Prize - Cinéma Du Réel
Festivals
Credits
- Cinematography
- Ephraim Asili
- Ryan Jenkin
- Editing
- Ephraim Asili
- Music
- Stephen McLaughlin
- Production
- ASILI VISION
Press
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A Black collective becomes a site of robust intellectual exchange, inspired artistry, joy and humor.
Ephraim Asili
USA
Ephraim Asili is a New York City–based filmmaker, DJ, and radio presenter. He studied film and video arts, earning his BA from Temple University and MA from Bard College, where he is now full-time artist-in-residence and assistant professor of film and electronic arts. His works as director include the shorts FORGED WAY (2010), ABOUT BEING LIVING (2010), KINDA/ONE FAMILY (2016) and FLUID FRONTIERS (2017). THE INHERITANCE (2020) is his debut feature film selected at Cinema du Reel.