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Dreams are Colder than Death is an experimental documentary/essay film that leverages a reflection on the legacy of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech, to pose more fundamental and pressing questions: “what is the concept of blackness? Where did it come from? What does it mean for people of color living in America today?”. Ultimately, through the word of Fred Moten, the film poses the question of the possibility to love black people as well as a reflection on the acceptance of our roots.
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Cast:
Kathleen Cleaver, Arthur Fielder Jr., Nicole Fleetwood -
Original Title:
Dreams are Colder than Death -
Country:
United States of America -
Year:
2014 - 52'
Director
Arthur Jafa
Arthur Jafa, born in 1960, in Tupelo, Misissippi, is an African American artist, videomaker and cinematographer. His role as a cinematographer with directors such as Julie Dash and Spike Lee has been notable, with his work on Daughters of the Dust (1991) winning the Cinematography Award at Sundance. His seven-minute video, Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the High Museum of Art.
