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Synopsis

This short-form documentary video shot in South Sudan, is both a work of and a commentary upon cultural exploitation. It is a self-consciously “cinematic” recreation of a journey through a land plagued by the ghosts of colonialism and the present anxiety of conflicting religious and political agendas - both of which can often seem one and the same. Evoking a surreal sense of place, both very present and very distant, the video depicts the hazy lines between notions of “foreign aid” “missionary practice” and “colonialism,” and shows the ways history has of recycling itself. The essayistic, experimental nature of the work is inspired by the politically charged silent-era montage of Dovzhenko, Vertov, and Eisenstein and the later impressionistic film and video works of Marker and Godard.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Jonathan Snipes
	Sound Designer	WILLIAM HUTSON
Directing	Director	Patrick Kennelly
Camera	Director of Photography	Patrick Kennelly TREVOR BAKER
Editing	Editor	Patrick Kennelly
Writing	Writer	Patrick Kennelly
Production	Producer	Leo Garcia
	Executive Producer	Dennis Garcia
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