{"id":313665,"date":"2025-11-07T14:02:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/events\/film-series-black-cinema-audiovisual-resonances-from-africa-and-the-diaspora\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:12:45","slug":"film-series-black-cinema-audiovisual-resonances-from-africa-and-the-diaspora","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/dev.alicanteturismo.com\/en\/events\/film-series-black-cinema-audiovisual-resonances-from-africa-and-the-diaspora\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Series &#8216;Black Cinema: Audiovisual Resonances from Africa and the Diaspora&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"470\">The Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante (MACA) presents the film series <em data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"297\">Black Cinema: Audiovisual Resonances from Africa and the Diaspora<\/em>, a cinematic programme inspired by the work of American artist <strong data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"376\">Kara Walker<\/strong> and the exhibition <em data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"413\">Burning Village<\/em>, which attracted over <strong data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"455\">44,000 visitors<\/strong> in Alicante.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"848\">Curated by <strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"499\">Beatriz Leal<\/strong>, a researcher specialising in contemporary African art and cinema, the cycle brings together <strong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"615\">five fiction films<\/strong> by pioneering African and African-American filmmakers whose works engage with the themes, forms and poetic strength of Kara Walker\u2019s creative universe. Each screening will include an introduction and discussion led by the curator.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"982\">Every session offers a personal reflection on <strong data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"948\">identity, memory and the legacies of colonialism<\/strong> through audiovisual creativity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1250\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f <strong data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1002\">Programme:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1005\" \/><strong data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1020\">18 November<\/strong> \u2013 Moustapha Alassane: <em data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1070\">Le retour d\u2019un aventurier<\/em> \/ <em data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1089\">Samba le grand<\/em><br data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1092\" \/><strong data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1107\">19 November<\/strong> \u2013 Charles Burnett: <em data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1144\">Killer of Sheep<\/em><br data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1147\" \/><strong data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1162\" data-is-only-node=\"\">20 November<\/strong> \u2013 Julie Dash: <em data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1200\">Daughters of the Dust<\/em><br data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1203\" \/><strong data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1218\">21 November<\/strong> \u2013 Kasi Lemmons: <em data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1248\">Eve\u2019s Bayou<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1490\">\ud83c\udfac <em data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1322\">Black Cinema: Audiovisual Resonances from Africa and the Diaspora<\/em><br data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1325\" \/>\ud83d\udcc5 <strong data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1338\">Dates:<\/strong> 18\u201321 November 2025 \u2013 6:00 p.m.<br data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1373\" \/>\ud83d\udccd <strong data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1386\">Venue:<\/strong> Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante (MACA)<br data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1435\" \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <strong data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1488\">Free admission until full capacity is reached<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante (MACA) presents the film series Black Cinema: Audiovisual Resonances from Africa and the Diaspora, a cinematic programme inspired by the work of American artist Kara Walker and the exhibition Burning Village, which attracted over 44,000 visitors in Alicante. 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