S3E9: Black Lives in Modern Cinema

Decolonization in Action Podcast

In this episode, edna bonhomme interviews Ncube, a Zimbabwe-born, British writer and director based in Berlin, Germany. Ncube's films explore the Black African psyche in the modern world, especially how the past informs our present and derails our future. Ncube has been making off-theatre productions for close to 10 years. His three feature films consist of his directorial debut: All The Pretty Girls (a quixotic psychodrama with mockumentary elements), that fly 70s sci fi futuristic shit !! (an afrofuturistic blaxploitation wanderlust in the memory of Adam Merai) the AGE of WONDER (a film with 9 names, exploring a changing world from the perspective of two brothers. Ncube's Films can be viewed at Kino Central in Berlin: kino-central.de Music by Podington Bear, entitled: Releasing The Sculpture Musician website: Podingtonbear.com