Is My Living In Vain

A Short film of

Ufuoma Essi

Produced by

CNAC-Centre National d'Art Contemporain

Production year2022

Runtime40 min

Synopsis

Is My Living in Vain is a meditation on the continuing history and emancipatory potential of the Black church as a space of diasporic belonging, affirmation and community organising. Weaving together archival imagery, oral histories and 16mm shot footage on location. The film examines the emancipatory potential of churches as spaces of infrapolitics by exploring the sonic, political, spiritual and existential connections between specific communities across West Philadelphia and South East London.

Credits

Director (1)

Ufuoma Essi
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : CNAC-Centre National d'Art Contemporain

Foreign production companies : Gasworks, Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary, Experimental
Production language : English
Coproducer countries : Great Britain, France, New Zealand
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Minority French (Great Britain, France, New Zealand)
Production year : 2022
Runtime : 40 min
Production formats : 16mm - Super 8
Color type : Color and Black & White
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (1)

French films at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam

12 JANUARY 2024

Festivals & events

Selections (1)

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
The Netherlands, 2024
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