- event type:WOMEX 24 Film Screening
- date:25 Oct 2024
- time:15:45 - 16:45
- city/area:Manchester
- venue:Film Room, Manchester Central
- country:United Kingdom
- event posted by:Piranha Arts
Directed by Kantarama Gahigiri
Duration 09’46 | English/Swahili with English subtitles
Terra Mater talks about land, a vast and complex issue in East Africa and the continent in general. This issue is directly linked to people, their heritage and their future. Stolen land, contaminated land, ravaged land versus rich land, fertile land, sacred land. The economic, political, and spiritual aspects are intertwined with our role in its ecosystem. This short is an urgent appeal to take responsibility for capitalism, colonialism, and environmental destruction in Africa.
Kantarama Gahigiri is a Rwandan-Swiss writer/director exploring identity, migration, and empowerment. Coco Em, aka Emma Mbeke Nzioka, is a Kenyan-based multidisciplinary artist, DJ and producer who founded Pass Pass to advocate for marginalised artists and highlight systemic inequalities.
Production Country, Year Rwanda/Switzerland, 2023
Produced by Films du Léopard, Ltd. (Rwanda), RGBW GmbH (Switzerland)
Producer Kantarama Gahigiri
Director of Photography Daniel Bleuer
Sound Eugène Safali
Music Coco Em feat. Sisian & Kasiva
Editor Jules Claude Gisler
Distributed by SUDU CONNEXION
