Film: Black Girl

Selected by MATRIX 196 artist Steffani Jemison, this quietly radical portrait of displacement and resistance follows a young Senegalese woman who leaves home for France, only to face the isolating realities of colonialism.

Like Jemison’s work, this debut film speaks through silence, gesture, and the power of what remains unsaid. Directed by Ousmane Sembène. 1966. Senegal/France (French with English subtitles). 1 hour. Not rated.

Co-presented by The Amistad Center for Art and Culture and the Alliance Française de Hartford.