The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii (2023)

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This film travels over open books, looted objects and postcards to look for the imperial foundations of the world in which we live. Within this wide landscape the film focuses on the destruction of the Jewish Muslim world that existed in North Africa, making it imaginable and inhabitable again. Narrated in the first person, by an Algerian Jew and a Palestinian Jew, the film refuses imperial histories of those places. Objects held captive in museums and archives outside of the places from where they were looted are only the visible tip of the iceberg of the mass colonial plunder of Africa. The film explores the substantial wealth accumulated through the extraction of raw materials, labour, knowledge and skills, including the “visual wealth” attained by putting people in front of the colonisers’ cameras.

Director: Ariela Aïsha Azoulay
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 58 min
Release Date:
Music: Nadia Ammour
Cinematography: Bona Manga Bell
Editing: Juna Suleiman
Language: English, Français
Original Language: en

Keywords

colonialism, diaspora

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii about?
This film travels over open books, looted objects and postcards to look for the imperial foundations of the world in which we live. Within this wide landscape the film focuses on the destruction of the Jewish Muslim world that existed in North Africa, making it imaginable and inhabitable again. Narrated in the first person, by an Algerian Jew and a Palestinian Jew, the film refuses imperial histories of those places. Objects held captive in museums and archives outside of the places from where they were looted are only the visible tip of the iceberg of the mass colonial plunder of Africa. The film explores the substantial wealth accumulated through the extraction of raw materials, labour, knowledge and skills, including the “visual wealth” attained by putting people in front of the colonisers’ cameras.
Who directed The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii?
The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii was directed by Ariela Aïsha Azoulay.
How long is The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii?
The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii has a runtime of 58m (58 minutes).
What genre is The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii?
The world like a jewel in the hand: unlearning imperial plunder ii is a Documentary film.