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‘in motion’ film screening: Atlantics (Mati Diop, 2019)
Tuesday 28 January 2020 at 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
in motion is a new MMB film group bringing together students and researchers interested in the subject of migration in film and cinema. It will comprise of monthly screenings (on the final Tuesday of the month) followed by informal conversations about the issues raised by the films. The film group is part of the MMB research challenge Imagination, Belonging, Futures. Everyone is welcome!
The first screening is the Senegalese film Atlantics (Atlantique), winner of the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. This haunting supernatural drama, directed by debuting filmmaker Mati Diop, deals with real-life social commentary through its tale of love, death, class and migration.