This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection: Film Screening + Introduction by Onyeka Igwe
- When
- Europe/London (GMT+1)until 21:30
- Where
- Barbican CentreSilk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
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This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection: Film Screening + Introduction by Onyeka Igwe took place on Mon, 19 Oct 2026 at 19:00 (GMT+1) at Barbican Centre in London, United Kingdom, and runs until 21:30.
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A film screening of "This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection," with an introduction by Onyeka Igwe, features director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese's drama about a widow whose village faces forced resettlement for a reservoir.
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In this poetic, critically acclaimed drama, director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese explores what home and tradition mean when a village’s existence is threatened by the forces of progress. Selected by filmmaker Onyeka Igwe to coincide with the 2026 Kraszna-Krausz Moving Image Book Award for her book June Givanni: The Making of a Pan-African Cinema Archive. The book celebrates June Givanni’s legacy of cataloguing and preserving African cinema. Set among the mountains of landlocked Lesotho, the film follows Mantoa, an 80-year-old widow who is preparing for the end of her life. She puts her affairs in order and makes arrangements for her burial. But when her village is threatened with forced resettlement to make way for a reservoir, Mantoa finds a new reason to live. She brings her community together and inspires them to resist. In the final dramatic moments of her life, Mantoa’s courage transforms her into a legend, ensuring that her story will live on.
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Details
- When
- Mon, 19 Oct 2026 · 19:00 (GMT+1) · until 21:30
- Where
- Barbican Centre
- Address
- Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
- Price
- See listing
- Genre
- fine-art
Questions
- When was This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection: Film Screening + Introduction by Onyeka Igwe?
- Mon, 19 Oct 2026 at 19:00 GMT+1.
- Where was This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection: Film Screening + Introduction by Onyeka Igwe?
- Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom.
- What time did This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection: Film Screening + Introduction by Onyeka Igwe end?
- It runs until 21:30.