Kamy Lara

In 2015, a group of Angolan artists decided to occupy the spaces of the vacant Globo Hotel in downtown Luanda and transform them into unique exhibition spaces. The multidisciplinary art event “Fuckin’ Globo” categorically rejected funding or institutional support: This radical stance led to a free-spirited approach to cultural, social, and political themes, featuring works created specifically for this event and these spaces. Kamy Lara’s documentary underscores the significance of the project, which celebrates creativity and artistic independence made possible by this collectively initiated intervention. A celebration of innovation and freedom in the heart of Luanda.

Five dancers explore the concepts of tradition, culture, memory, and identity, questioning the transformation and deconstruction of these themes in their own lives.

Vanda, a woman of rigid routines, navigates through her solitude while observing Luanda and its inhabitants. Her life is divided between work and moments of introspection within the comfort of her home in the city. Between consultations, Vanda deals with patients facing various issues: a couple in dispute, a young woman seeking her mother's approval, a mysterious man who remains silent throughout the session, and a deeply depressed woman. On the paved streets of Luanda, Vanda confronts poverty, pain, and suffering with a direct gaze and also recognizes the resilience and joy that emanates from the city's diverse figures. At night, her home is her refuge, a space of safety. During the day, this same space is inhabited by her maid, Luísa. The disappearance of a cat and Vanda’s interactions with Luísa reveal the complexity and intimacy of her private world, contrasting with her responsibility of tending to the emotions of others.

There were 57 months, 900 hours of audiovisual material collected in Angolan and international territory, with about 700 statements from protagonists of the anti-colonial struggle. All of this aimed at preserving the memory of a period in history that concerns Angola and the struggle of all peoples under colonial occupation whose memories still have to be registered and thought through.

On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.

On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.

In 2015, a group of Angolan artists decided to occupy the spaces of the vacant Globo Hotel in downtown Luanda and transform them into unique exhibition spaces. The multidisciplinary art event “Fuckin’ Globo” categorically rejected funding or institutional support: This radical stance led to a free-spirited approach to cultural, social, and political themes, featuring works created specifically for this event and these spaces. Kamy Lara’s documentary underscores the significance of the project, which celebrates creativity and artistic independence made possible by this collectively initiated intervention. A celebration of innovation and freedom in the heart of Luanda.

Five dancers explore the concepts of tradition, culture, memory, and identity, questioning the transformation and deconstruction of these themes in their own lives.

Vanda, a woman of rigid routines, navigates through her solitude while observing Luanda and its inhabitants. Her life is divided between work and moments of introspection within the comfort of her home in the city. Between consultations, Vanda deals with patients facing various issues: a couple in dispute, a young woman seeking her mother's approval, a mysterious man who remains silent throughout the session, and a deeply depressed woman. On the paved streets of Luanda, Vanda confronts poverty, pain, and suffering with a direct gaze and also recognizes the resilience and joy that emanates from the city's diverse figures. At night, her home is her refuge, a space of safety. During the day, this same space is inhabited by her maid, Luísa. The disappearance of a cat and Vanda’s interactions with Luísa reveal the complexity and intimacy of her private world, contrasting with her responsibility of tending to the emotions of others.

There were 57 months, 900 hours of audiovisual material collected in Angolan and international territory, with about 700 statements from protagonists of the anti-colonial struggle. All of this aimed at preserving the memory of a period in history that concerns Angola and the struggle of all peoples under colonial occupation whose memories still have to be registered and thought through.

There were 57 months, 900 hours of audiovisual material collected in Angolan and international territory, with about 700 statements from protagonists of the anti-colonial struggle. All of this aimed at preserving the memory of a period in history that concerns Angola and the struggle of all peoples under colonial occupation whose memories still have to be registered and thought through.

On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.

On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.

On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.

On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.