Past Film Series

Spring Semester 2026

Our residents, who create the "Rumble in the Archive" space, invite you to continue expanding their intervention! The selection of films addresses power relations at different moments in history and bring a critique thereof into the museum space.

Thursday, 12 March 2026, 7 pm
"The Stuart Hall Project" Film  by John Akomfrah, United Kingdom, 2013, 99'; in English, with English subtitles.

Thursday, 16 April 2026, 7 pm
"Asog" Film  by Seán Devlin, Philippines/Canada, 2023, 101'; in Tagalog, with English subtitles.

Thursday, 7 May 2026, 7 pm
 "Daughters of the Dust" Film by Julie Dash, USA, 1991, 112'; in English and Gullah Creole, English subtitles.

Thursday, 4 June 2026, 7 pm
 "Züri brännt" Film by Ronnie Wahli, Patrizia Loggia, Marcel Müller, Thomas Krempke, Markus Sieber, Schweiz, 1981, 100'; in Swiss German, with German and English subtitles.
Followed by a discussion with Zurich filmmaker Samir on the role of (forgotten) migrant resistance in the "Bewegig" (the "movement") and in Zurich. In German.

Fall Semester 2025

From September to December 2025, in conjunction with the exhibition  "Symphởny of Spices – Vietnamese Roots, Global Routes", we presented a film series that explores Vietnam's identity, history, social transformation, and culture of remembrance through the lens of food, family, history, and changing urban landscapes. Featuring films and documentaries by acclaimed directors, the series highlighted Vietnam's vibrant heritage and the enduring spirit of belonging across generations and borders.

Thursday, 11 September 2025, 7 pm
"The Taste of Pho" Film by Mariko Bobrik, Poland/Germany, 2019, 83'; Languages: Vietnamese, Polish; English subtitles.

Thursday, 2 October 2025, 7 pm
"Forgetting Vietnam" Film by Trịnh T. Minh-hà, Vietnam/South Korea/USA, 2015, 90'; no dialogue; English intertitles.

Thursday, 6 November 2025, 7 pm
 "Cu Li Never Cries" Film by Phạm Ngọc Lân, Vietnam/Singapore/France/Philippines/Norway, 2024, 92'; Language: Vietnamese; English subtitles.

Thursday, 4 December 2025, 7 pm
 "Hanoi Through Whose Eyes?" Film by Trần Văn Thuỷ, Vietnam, 1983, 45'; Language: Vietnamese; English subtitles.
"The Vanishing Village" Film by John Kleinen and Lennart Kleinen, Vietnam, 2015, 24'; Language: English.

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Spring Semester 2025

March to June 2025, we presented a film series curated by Nigerian filmmaker and independent film curator Tobi Akinde, in connection with the exhibition "Benin Dues" and its topics of provenance and restitution.

Thursday, 13 March 2025, 7 pm
(Film 1/5)
"You Hide Me" Film by Nii Kwate-Owoo, Ghana, 1970, 16’; Language: English; English subtitles.
(Film 2/5)
"Statues Also Die" Film by Chris Marker and Alain Resnais, France, 1950, 30’; Language: French; English subtitles.
The screening will be followed by a talk with Tobi Akinde.

Thursday, 3 April 2025, 7 pm
(Film 3/5)
"Dahomey" Film by Mati Diop, France/Benin, 2024, 67’, Language: French; English subtitles.

Thursday, 8 May 2025, 7 pm
(Film 4/5)
"Restitution? Africa's Fight for its Art" Film by Nora Philippe, France, 2021, 83’, Language: French; English subtitles.

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 7 pm
(Film 5/5)
"Black Girl" Film by Sembène Ousmane, Senegal, 1966, 58’, Language: French; English subtitles.

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About the Series' Curator
Tobi Akinde is a Nigerian filmmaker and independent film curator currently based in New Orleans. In 2020, he co-founded the Monangambee Film Foundation, a nomadic panafrican microcinema in Lagos, Nigeria, and has curated films for the Goethe-Institut Nigeria and the African Studies Book Club at the University of Cambridge. His most recent documentary work as a cinematographer, "Coconut Head Generation" (2023), won the Jury Grand Prix at Cinénma du réel, Paris, and has screened at New Directors/New Films at MoMA, New York, BlackStar Film Festival, Philadelphia, and the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights amongst others.

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