Her Name in My Mouth (2017)

Saturday, October 27, Freer|Sackler Gallery of Art
Runtime: 6 min
D.C. Premiere!

Invoking a lineage of female ancestors through embodiment, gesture, and the archive, Her Name in My Mouth reimagines the Aba Women’s War, a major anti-colonial uprising in Nigeria in 1929.

Part of “Remnants of a Dream” Program by Amir George. Read George's essay about the program.

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