BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (Kahlil Joseph)

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (Kahlil Joseph)

A distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions weaves fiction and history in an immersive journey. The fictionalized figures of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, the director’s family and even Twitter chats in a vision for Black consciousness. The film is conceived with the fluidity and creativity of an album, with an approach that allows to think beyond traditional boundaries, embracing a process that seamlessly incorporates the contributions of others. Poets, writers, editors, designers, musicians, scholars and more have all left their mark on this project, enriching its texture and expanding its scope. It is a layered, multi-dimensional exploration of what the moving image can achieve, both as an artistic medium and as a tool for cultural critique.

Directed by: Kahlil Joseph
Running time: 109 minutes

This film is part of the program curated by aja monet. The surrealist blues poet has curated a program that explores themes of resistance, love and the inexhaustible quest for joy.