Movie Description
Memory Room 451
(1996)Overview
The subject matter of Memory Room 451 is the cultural and historical significance of 20th-century hairstyles – the Afro, the conk, dreadlocks – in Black communities on both sides of the Atlantic. Akomfrah has disguised this exploration as a science fiction story – in the manner of the groundbreaking writers profiled in The Last Angel of History – while providing a bravura display of the aesthetics of video art in the 1990s. The tale of visitors from the future who gather dreams from unwitting subjects in order to construct a history of the Black diaspora both defamiliarizes Akomfrah’s ongoing project and points to the danger that extracting history from memory can be a kind of expropriation.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Akomfrah
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Facts
Original TitleMemory Room 451
Status Released
Release Information
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1996-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 25m
Production CompaniesBlack Audio Film Collective
Genres
- Science Fiction
- Documentary