Is My Living In Vain

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2022 / 40min.

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Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

Is My Living in Vain is a meditation on the continuing history and emancipatory potential of the Black church as a space of belonging, affirmation and community organising. Combining shot footage, oral histories and archive material from both sides of the Atlantic, the film follows a tangled thread of personal and collective memories to interrogate the church’s contribution to a Black radical tradition.

Directors

Ufuoma Essi

Actors

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