Decolonial Impressions

The word 'decolonization' has found various
definitions and meanings in the film world
today-but what does the word really entail, and
can cinema truly be decolonized? Can we
successfully break away from the systems and
structures that govern the moving image, or is it,
ultimately, a utopian desire? Through screenings,
readings, critical reflections, and discussions,
we will delve into questions of representation,
erasure and authorship. The students will all draw
their own manifestos and toolkits for decolonial
filmmaking, and then create a film using that text
as a reference. The class will look at how
mythologies, family archives, folklores, and
imagined histories can aid us in our practice.
Colonialism is not a thing of the past-and in our
pursuit to create decolonial work, our first step
must be to acknowledge its persisting existence.