Never in the history of the world has the cry of one child for his mother been heard on every continent, nor caused a movement equally as widespread, until George Floyd's strangled 'mama' latched on the ears of the world and refused to let go. The protests have been powerful. The experience, epic. But conversations, clashing. Then this short film by Katung Aduwak and Jojo Silla, titled 'Not Supposed To Be Here' comes along with a ribbon and ties everything up into an interesting bouquet of ideas. Our timelines have been full of them: should we be trending #BlackLivesMatter vs #AllLivesMatter? Is Donald Trump's presence in the White House enabling racial violence? Should white people be begging for forgiveness for slavery? Isn't violence during protests a reaffirmation of racial stereotypes? Isn't hating white people racism too? Katung and Jojo take the ideas underscoring these conversations and make them grow on the screen through animation and compell...
Discovering the ideas 'between the lines' of everyday life (Written in English I Le Français I Asụsụ Igbo)