Movie
Mnemosyne
2010 · 45 min
A slow, contemplative collage of memory and migration, more like reading a poem than watching a story.
- Directed by
- John Akomfrah
- Overview
- Part documentary, part personal essay, this experimental film combines archive imagery with the striking wintry landscapes of Alaska to tell the story of immigrant experience coming into the UK from the 1950s onwards.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Immigration, memory, identity, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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