A spectacular Afrofuturist odyssey directed by one of the most exciting new stars of British art. Russian premiere as part of The Sunset Fired a Hundred Suns programme.
The Relic Quadrilogy
- Date:
1 Dec 2023
- Age restrictions
- 18+
The Relic Quadrilogy
2017-2019, Larry Achiampong
Great Britain
51 minutes, English with Russian subtitles
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The future. Western civilisation is leaning towards decline, while the African Union, having abandoned borders and passports, has come to prosperity. It is time to call for accountability for the past — and so-called relic seekers are shuttling around across time and space. They are commissioned by African countries to collect oral testimonies from those who once fell victim to colonisation, capitalism and globalisation.
Shot from The Relic Quadrilogy, 2017-2019
The Relic films simultaneously offer hopeful visions of a rising Africa and mournful laments for a harrowing past.
— Ashley Clark, The Criterion Current
The film offers a truly immersive audiovisual experience, not only through its unique vision of the possibilities of science fiction, but also through its spectacular visuals, rich voice-over narration and electronic music composed by the director himself.