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SPECIAL PROGRAM: WEST AFRICAN SPIRIT WORLDS AND THE NON-BINARY EXPERIENCE
October 15, 2017 9:30 11:30PM
OYA: SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO WEST AFRICA
Featuring filmmaker Seyi Adebanjo in person!
In this documentary, Queer Gender-Non-Conforming Nigerian media artist Seyi Adebanjo tells a tale not often heard about gender and indigenous Yorùbá spirituality. YA follows Seyi's journey to Nigeria to connect with the Òrìà tradition, or African God/dess tradition, and the powerful legacy of the filmmaker's great grandmother, Chief Moloran Ìyá lya. This personal and political story vibrantly investigates the heritage of command, mythology, gender fluidity, womyns power and the hidden truth behind indigenous Yorùbá spirituality. This lyrical documentary illuminates the lives of Òrìà ya (Warrior Goddess), Chief Moloran Ìyá lya and Seyi Adebanjo while interweaving Yorùbá mythology, poetry, performance, and expert interviews.
Dir. Seyi Adebanjo, 2017, 30 mins., digital presentation
BIGHT OF THE TWIN
Featuring Director Hazel Hill and crew in person!
Bight of the Twin tells the story of musician and artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridges journey to Ouidah in Benin to explore the origins of the Vodoun (Voodoo) religion. Transcending assumptions of what it means to be gendered, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and h/er late wife Lady Jaye underwent a series of surgical procedures to become physically identical to one another, seeking to perfect a gender-neutral state through a process they termed 'pandrogyny'. In Benin, which has the highest national average of twins per birth in the world, twins carry sacred meaning and are venerated as gods. When one sibling passes away, the remaining twin remembers their lost other by carrying around a small, carved replica of their dead brother or sister. During filming, Genesis is serendipitously initiated into the Twin Fetish - a practice within Vodoun that honors twins by activating a dead twins spirit in order to allow for the living one to remain connected with the one who has passed. Through a series of sacrifices and ceremonies, Genesis reaffirms an eternal bond with h/er late wife Lady Jaye: a deeply interdimensional connection of Western civilization and African ritual. (ICA)
Dir. Hazel Hill McCarthy, 55 mins. 2016, digital presentation)
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LocationThe Silent Movie Theatre (View)
611 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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