Spell Reel
Unrated
BFI London Film Festival Release Date
Friday 6th October 2017
Next Showing:
None. Last shown at BFI London Film Festival on 29th October 2024.
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Language:
Unknown
Runtime:
1 hour 36 minutes (approx.)
Movie Synopsis:
This debut feature from Portuguese artist Filipa César is a powerful reflection on cinema's role in the creation and legacy of West African political history and national identity.
By investigating the work of filmmakers including Sana Na N'Hada, Flora Gomes, José Bolama Cobumba and Josefina Crato, Spell Reel follows the process to preserve the history of revolutionary cinema in Guinea-Bissau which documented Guinea-Bissau's war of independence from Portugal.
César follows the process by which a country's fragile artistic and social history begins to be reclaimed.