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"Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly."
- Dreams by Langston Hughes
Shot and storyboarded with a bag of Hot Cheetos in hand, these dynamic and well-versed films were created by and for the youth. This block showcases fresh perspectives and vibrant storytelling that are as bold and unforgettable and that are sure to stick to you like Hot Cheeto dust. These engaging films capture the voices, struggles, and dreams of young creators, offering a powerful reflection of their experiences and the world they envision.
Through the inner monologue of a child of African immigrants, the film brings us originally and poetically to the heart of the identity journey of diaspora children. This psychic and cultural voyage is both intimate and political, subjective and collective, and is presented to the viewer as the public disclosure of a whole world, apart, although shared, with its pride and references, but also its scars and open wounds. Community healing and historical memories’ reconciliation then emerge in parallel with the demand for a politically and symbolically enlightened recognition of the past as well as a reformation of Euro-African relations in the post-colonial era. Continuing her sociological and documentary work, with Children of the Diaspora (2024), the Italo-Cameroonian 26-year old director, Sabrina Onana, invites Afro-pean youth to fully embrace their Africanness in a diasporic context, while also thriving in their cross-cultural heritage in a world marked by resentment and division.
Past, present and future then appear as spaces-times in which Afro-descendant youth are called upon to take root while also refusing to remain locked in them.
Finally, rather than bearing the weight and wounds of history, experiencing life on the margins, in displacement, or even uprooted, is presented as an opportunity to ask questions that, beyond the identity or color mask, touch on its deepest the nerve centre of human existence.
"Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly."
- Dreams by Langston Hughes
Shot and storyboarded with a bag of Hot Cheetos in hand, these dynamic and well-versed films were created by and for the youth. This block showcases fresh perspectives and vibrant storytelling that are as bold and unforgettable and that are sure to stick to you like Hot Cheeto dust. These engaging films capture the voices, struggles, and dreams of young creators, offering a powerful reflection of their experiences and the world they envision.
Through the inner monologue of a child of African immigrants, the film brings us originally and poetically to the heart of the identity journey of diaspora children. This psychic and cultural voyage is both intimate and political, subjective and collective, and is presented to the viewer as the public disclosure of a whole world, apart, although shared, with its pride and references, but also its scars and open wounds. Community healing and historical memories’ reconciliation then emerge in parallel with the demand for a politically and symbolically enlightened recognition of the past as well as a reformation of Euro-African relations in the post-colonial era. Continuing her sociological and documentary work, with Children of the Diaspora (2024), the Italo-Cameroonian 26-year old director, Sabrina Onana, invites Afro-pean youth to fully embrace their Africanness in a diasporic context, while also thriving in their cross-cultural heritage in a world marked by resentment and division.
Past, present and future then appear as spaces-times in which Afro-descendant youth are called upon to take root while also refusing to remain locked in them.
Finally, rather than bearing the weight and wounds of history, experiencing life on the margins, in displacement, or even uprooted, is presented as an opportunity to ask questions that, beyond the identity or color mask, touch on its deepest the nerve centre of human existence.