American Hunger
Film

American Hunger (2013)

Directed By

Thursday, October 25, National Gallery of Art
Runtime: 19 min

American Hunger is the second film in “The Diaspora Suite,” an ongoing series of 16mm films exploring Ephraim Asili’s relationship to the African diaspora. Oscillating between a street festival in Philadelphia, the slave forts and capital city of Ghana, and the New Jersey shore, the film explores the relationship between personal experience and collective histories. 

Part of “The Diaspora Suite” Screening

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