circa.
Using the Spadina Museum as its visual and contextual backdrop, circa, is a piece that reclaims the agency of Black identities and bodies in Toronto. The superimposition of imagined bodies on what is now an empty space rewrites their erased stories. They blend through the house’s shadows before regaining their individual identities when their faces meet the light.
Director: Sonya Mwambu
Runtime: 8 min
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is circa. about?
- Using the Spadina Museum as its visual and contextual backdrop, circa, is a piece that reclaims the agency of Black identities and bodies in Toronto. The superimposition of imagined bodies on what is now an empty space rewrites their erased stories. They blend through the house’s shadows before regaining their individual identities when their faces meet the light.
- Who directed circa.?
- circa. was directed by Sonya Mwambu.
- How long is circa.?
- circa. has a runtime of 8m (8 minutes).