The earth shook in Chocó on August 10th, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake—the most powerful to hit Colombia in a decade—with its epicenter in San José del Palmar. And once again, the homes of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities were the first to collapse.

After the Chocó earthquake: rebuilding differently is no longer an option, it's a requirement

Chocó is one of Colombia's richest regions in biodiversity and culture, yet one of the poorest in infrastructure, public services, and state presence. This contradiction is not accidental: it is the result of historical neglect, whose first victims are invariably the Black and Indigenous populations. When a catastrophe occurs, we speak of fate.

QAFF Fundation

Aug 133 min read

Hay categorías que nacen con buenas intenciones y terminan funcionando como muros. “Cine comunitario” es una de ellas.

The well-lit cell

En Colombia, en América Latina, en los circuitos de festivales, la etiqueta se aplica con generosidad cada vez que una cámara es sostenida por manos negras o indígenas. El gesto parece inclusivo. Lo que hace, en la práctica, es otra cosa: traza una frontera entre el cine y el cine de los otros.

QAFF Fundation

May 232 min read

Peter was the name given to him by his enslavers on the plantation of John & Bridget Lyons in Louisiana, a working name, a record name, an inventory name. His true name, the one his mother gave him, the one that corresponded to his lineage, his people, the language in which he learned to name the world before the world decided to rename him, that name did not survive. The system took care of that too, with the same efficiency with which it took care of everything else.

The Back That Speaks: BLACK, from the Imposed Shadow to the Chosen Light

Peter was the name given to him by his enslavers on the plantation of John & Bridget Lyons in Louisiana, a working name, a record name, an inventory name. His true name, the one his mother gave him, the one that corresponded to his lineage, his people, the language in which he learned to name the world before the world decided to rename him, that name did not survive. The system took care of that too, with the same efficiency with which it took care of everything else.

QAFF Fundation

Mar 285 min read

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NEGRO:

The Gaze That Liberates

by Wilfrid Massamba - Kindle Editio

Who has the right to tell the story of the world?

This question spans more than a century of African and diasporic cinema, and we have just published the book that answers it.

NEGRO: The Gaze That Liberates is a cinematic journey from D.W. Griffith to Mati Diop. Nine chapters. Nine figures who transformed an instrument of domination into a weapon of liberation.

Ousmane Sembène. Oscar Micheaux. Melvin Van Peebles. Julie Dash. Spike Lee. Jordan Peele.

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