Monday June 24 @ Doors 7:30 | Program 8p

Join us for an evening with Charles Mudede, Seattle-based writer and filmmaker. We’ll see clips from his 2018 film Thin Skin and have a discussion with Mudede focused on Black aesthetics and the natural world. Thin Skin is an adaptation of Ahamefule Oluo’s performance Now I'm Fine, created in collaboration with Oluo and Lindy West.

About Charles Mudede
Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory of this birth, but he does remember noticing himself in the mirror for this first time—it happened on May 3, 1972. Mudede is also a filmmaker: Two of his films, Police Beat and Zoo, premiered at Sundance, and Zoo was screened at Cannes. Mudede has written for the New York Times, Cinema Scope, Ars Electronica, C Theory, and academic journals. He also wrote the liner notes for Best of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien: Elektra Years. Mudede has lived in Seattle since 1989.

In collaboration with Power House Productions & Zimbabwe Cultural Center Detroit!

We are excited to spend an afternoon with Zimbabwean filmmaker and writer, Rumbi Katedza. Rumbi will share excerpts from documentary works in progress, then she and Detroit-based artist/community advocate Halima Cassells will explore the importance of storytelling and visual representation.

Through her films, filmmaker Rumbi Katedza uses the power of visual documentation to tell the human side of the stories of the people of Zimbabwe. Her work tackles the psychological effects of systemic violence and the processes of healing being espoused to deal with trauma. Through film and videos, communities have seen that they are not alone in their struggles, and this is enabling the emergence of a bolder and more outspoken populace, who demand change and more accountability from their leaders. Through her work as a filmmaker, Rumbi Katedza serves as a conduit for people’s stories. She provides a medium to transmit messages, to witness and to amplify voices to a wider audience.

In her upcoming Civic Arts engagement, Rumbi will be sharing excerpts from documentary works in progress, while discussing the importance of storytelling and visual representation.

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Bank Suey's Civic Arts Series
This series of gatherings explores creative practice as community building along with the art of formal planning. We'll talk to artists who's practice can be used to shape neighborhood futures and planning professionals who employ more creative strategies in their work. This series will also include non-traditional formats, stepping out beyond lectures and panels into workshops and group arts projects. 

Co-hosted by Zimbabwe Cultural Centre of Detroit and Power House Productions (PHP).
This series is supported by the Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Innovators.