Other Ways of Seeing: The Films of Branwen Okpako

• In Event: "Reel to Real": Representation and Reclamation in Film and Television

Abstract

Branwen Okpako’s documentary and narrative films offer a decolonial storytelling through cinematography. Her film oeuvre works to resist German racism against Black people, and offer a way for viewers to see a mise-en-scene that resists traditional film practices. By reclaiming a cinematography that does justice to Black subjects, and recovering misrepresented stories, Okpako makes the experiences of Black people in Germany visible.

Presenter

• Jamele Watkins, University of Minnesota