AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL NEW ZEALAND

Synopsis

An historian from New York University in Madrid, director Antumi Toasije takes us on a journey through African history, culture and identity. With intellectual rigour and beautiful imagery, he explores the Africanness of ancient Egypt, with its pyramids and famous sphinx, and visits the mausoleums of modern Ghanaian and Ethiopian leaders. He travels to the African diaspora living in Colombia. Throughout, Antumi reveals African roots that have been denied or ignored by mainstream Eurocentric African history and highlights his findings through interviews with poets and other historians. His aim is to revive Pan Africanness as a tool of resistance and unity. A compelling watch.