Deborah Chu responds to Mourad Kourbaj’s striking tale of a family escaping the horrors of the Argentine dictatorship and 'La Junta Militar' in Una Muerte y Un Nacimiento//A Death and A Birth.

Ojo Taiye

I was a thirsty traveller in the bustling city of Benin, Nigeria, when I was sent Back on Home Soil to watch. At first, unable to wait, I skipped through the reel, and then finally home, sitting in my parlour after dinner, I settled to watch it.

Hayley Wu (胡禧怡) responds to Thulani Rachia’s ixwa blue, a film that traces several colonial architectural sites in Cachoeira Brazil, investigating Rachia’s paternal line of ancestry. A Fringe of Colour 2021 commission.

Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller responds to Agudas, a film by Amber Akaunu that tries to make sense of a painful family history linking Afro-Brazilians to Nigeria, mixing poetry, animation and the archive.

Xandra Robinson-Burns responds to On The Surface, an animated film by Fan Sissoko that follows a young Black woman swimming in the Icelandic sea and reflecting on her experience of having a baby in a country that feels nothing like home.

Anahit Behrooz responds to Yuluu by Fatima Kried, which, through a beautifully stripped back animation style, looks back at the story of a young woman stranded in Beirut during the abrupt start of the 2006 war.

Andrés N Ordorica responds 5 WAYS 2 RUN, a Jasmine Kahlia Multidisciplinary Installation Piece featuring original electrifying music, spoken word and striking citscapes.