MIX FEST 2024: CORPOREALITIES AND CURES

Night 2, Program 2 Nov 22nd, 9PM

Films

in the interval

æryka jourdaine hollis o'neil

An intimate family portrait and cinematic collage of Black and trans collective memory and (be)longing that stirs meditations on safety, bodily autonomy, and generations of compounding loss.

carcass(e)/ underglass

Amina Ross 2023, 18m, Language

In a fragmented, inhospitable world, a whispered voice and a butcher’s vivid account of breaking down flesh guide us through a surreal exploration of the body, its vulnerabilities, the oppressive systems that deconstruct it, and its quest for preservation and support.

pappyshow in the dark time, my love

Kearra Amaya Gopee (they/them) 2022, 25m, English

An admixture of soca, noise, and techno accompanies a series of interviews where participants are asked: what would you do if you could have your revenge? This confluence of sonic alliances across Black diasporas investigates the potential of the call-and-response nature of Black sound for destruction and regeneration.

an excision spell

Kearra Amaya Gopee (they/them) 2020, 5m, Language

Riffing on the pedantic style of repeat-after-me self-help and meditation videos, the filmmaker addresses the viewer directly in this intra-communal call to self-determination and to renounce allegiance to whiteness.