Saturday, February 15 • 5:15pm
Les statues meurent aussi (Statues Die Too)
Alain Resnais / Chris Marker, DCP (2018), 30 min
France, 1953 (French)
Commissioned in 1950 by Présence Africaine to document African art in Western art museums, the film’s intent switched to a critique of European museographic practices. Banned in France for 15 years for its anti-colonial stance and attacks on white racism, it was first screened in 1968.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies & Museum Studies program
Double Bill with Dahomey + Talkback