Presented in Collaboration with The Polygon Gallery
Ahead of this screening, The Montreal Steppers will host a beginner-friendly, high-energy Stepping workshop and demo accompanying The Steppers Visit South Africa! Stepping or step is the art form of creating music with one's body through claps and stomps. Participants will explore the basics of step choreography—claps, stomps, and chants—and discover the origins of step as a black art form.
Present Revolutions is a collection of films that respond to social issues of our time. Reflecting young peoples’ experiences growing up in a politically dynamic and polarized society, these works crystallise moments in time where we question our current reality.
A movement can begin within an individual, garnering momentum until it exists beyond oneself. Through its sheer urgency this action accumulates to a point when it cannot be ignored. When we create films that creatively interrogate our social reality, we liberate ourselves and our communities. It is in this way that filmmaking is an act of everyday resistance.
African American Express serves as an evocative abstract animation delving into the intricate theme of materiality within Black consumerism, critiquing the implications of consumer culture within the Black community. Drawing inspiration from the rich narrative of the 1998 novel "Desegregating the Dollar: African American Consumerism in the Twentieth Century" by Robert E. Weems, the short film weaves together insightful quotes to illuminate the complex dynamics at play.
- Year2024
- Runtime2:41
- CountryCanada
- RatingPG
- DirectorSydnie Baynes
- ScreenwriterSydnie Baynes, Robert E. Weems (Desegregating the Dollar: African American Consumerism in the Twentieth Century - 1998)
- MusicOlivier Soudin
Presented in Collaboration with The Polygon Gallery
Ahead of this screening, The Montreal Steppers will host a beginner-friendly, high-energy Stepping workshop and demo accompanying The Steppers Visit South Africa! Stepping or step is the art form of creating music with one's body through claps and stomps. Participants will explore the basics of step choreography—claps, stomps, and chants—and discover the origins of step as a black art form.
Present Revolutions is a collection of films that respond to social issues of our time. Reflecting young peoples’ experiences growing up in a politically dynamic and polarized society, these works crystallise moments in time where we question our current reality.
A movement can begin within an individual, garnering momentum until it exists beyond oneself. Through its sheer urgency this action accumulates to a point when it cannot be ignored. When we create films that creatively interrogate our social reality, we liberate ourselves and our communities. It is in this way that filmmaking is an act of everyday resistance.
African American Express serves as an evocative abstract animation delving into the intricate theme of materiality within Black consumerism, critiquing the implications of consumer culture within the Black community. Drawing inspiration from the rich narrative of the 1998 novel "Desegregating the Dollar: African American Consumerism in the Twentieth Century" by Robert E. Weems, the short film weaves together insightful quotes to illuminate the complex dynamics at play.
- Year2024
- Runtime2:41
- CountryCanada
- RatingPG
- DirectorSydnie Baynes
- ScreenwriterSydnie Baynes, Robert E. Weems (Desegregating the Dollar: African American Consumerism in the Twentieth Century - 1998)
- MusicOlivier Soudin