“Awaking Sankofa"

“Awaking Sankofa" isa multi-dimensionalartistic investigationinto the historieswe find ourselvesto be a part of as Africansinthe diaspora.The filmwas shot on locationinone of Ghana'scolonialports, Cape Coast DungeonCastle, where enslaved Africanswere shipped throughthe Door of No Returnto the Caribbeanand Americas.Created by artistsIanKeteku,Komi Olaf and Donisha Prendergast,thisAfro-futuristicfilmtravels throughtime and space on a journey to re-connect the dots of a scattered history while observing our present state today.The piece experimentswithgenerationsof emotionssteeped inphilosophiesand opinionsof revolutionthat nowlive as poetry,film,painting,dance, photography,theater,sculpting,music,food,fashion, language,spirituality.

Directed by: Donisha Prendergast

Donishatravelstheworld, telling storiesto advancehumanity.She hasproduced work for outletssuch as National Geographic & BET. As a leader& communityorganizer, her activismhasignightedprojects from buildingaschool for girlsin Kenyato marchingto upholdindigenous rights.

1942 is a multidimensional experimental film that explores a grandson finding self through the journey of culture, lineage, and history.

Keyssh is a multimedia creator/writer and community organizer from Southwest Philly. They use their deep love of Black studies and abolition to create art that helps people learn and unlearn their biases around culture and oppressive social systems. When people see their work Keyssh wants them to see the influence their ancestors and the past they had on them. They want to create art that speaks to the emotional and physical freedom of humans. Art is their expression of freedom.