Dreaming Rivers
Dreams, memories and mourning intertwine in a tale of spirit, nation and reconciling belonging. Evocatively interwoven by director Martina Attille, Dreaming Rivers illustrates (to echo the director’s own words) ‘the spirit of modern families touched by the experience of migration.’
• Watch an introduction to the Black Film Bulletin with founding editor Dr. June Givanni
• Watch Coffee Coloured Children (dir. Ngozi Onwurah)
• Watch Concrete Garden (dir. Alrick Riley)
• Watch And This Too Shall Pass: Decolonizing Film
• Watch the live online Q&A, 6:30-7:30pm, Wednesday 26 January
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Image: Roderick Hart, Nimmy March, Angela Wynter in Dreaming Rivers (1988) by Martina Attille, for Sankofa Film and Video. Photo Credit: Christine Parry. Courtesy of Martina Attille
- Year1988
- Runtime33 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMartina Attille
- CastCorinne Skinner-Carter, Stefan Kalipha, Angela Wynter
- CinematographerNina Kellgren
- EditorEsther Ronay
- ComposerShirley Thompson
Dreaming Rivers
Dreams, memories and mourning intertwine in a tale of spirit, nation and reconciling belonging. Evocatively interwoven by director Martina Attille, Dreaming Rivers illustrates (to echo the director’s own words) ‘the spirit of modern families touched by the experience of migration.’
• Watch an introduction to the Black Film Bulletin with founding editor Dr. June Givanni
• Watch Coffee Coloured Children (dir. Ngozi Onwurah)
• Watch Concrete Garden (dir. Alrick Riley)
• Watch And This Too Shall Pass: Decolonizing Film
• Watch the live online Q&A, 6:30-7:30pm, Wednesday 26 January
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Please note that the video platform is not compatible with Linux based operating systems (including Chromebooks). You can test your device compatibility in advance here: https://watch.eventive.org/account/play/5f0368a74282a70029055ca8
If you need technical help please contact Eventive support.
Image: Roderick Hart, Nimmy March, Angela Wynter in Dreaming Rivers (1988) by Martina Attille, for Sankofa Film and Video. Photo Credit: Christine Parry. Courtesy of Martina Attille
- Year1988
- Runtime33 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMartina Attille
- CastCorinne Skinner-Carter, Stefan Kalipha, Angela Wynter
- CinematographerNina Kellgren
- EditorEsther Ronay
- ComposerShirley Thompson