A reflection on Jafa's desire to craft a "black cinema" that is responsive to the "existential, political, and spiritual dimensions" of Black life. Comprised of found footage sampled from films, newscasts, sporting events, music videos, and citizen videos, all of it downloaded from the Internet, the clips have been woven together and set to Kanye West's anthem "Ultralight Beam." Together the images and music make for an intense, poignant meditation on African American life in the twentieth-century. This history is also the history, by necessity, of racism and prejudice.
Directed by Arthur Jafa
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Arthur Jafa
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20 reviews
noa
10.0★ · 05/05/26
momento di derealizzazione/ realizzazione alla Borsa di Commercio distaccamento arte-artista con Ultralight Beam
momento di derealizzazione/ realizzazione alla Borsa di Commercio distaccamento arte-artista con Ultralight Beam
mothman
8.0★ · 02/10/26
"i wish we loved black people as much as we love black culture"
"i wish we loved black people as much as we love black culture"
joseph choe
10.0★ · 04/15/25
this is my part nobody else speak, this is my part nobody else speak, this little light of mine, glory be to god
this is my part nobody else speak, this is my part nobody else speak, this little light of mine, glory be to god
Maddy
6.0★ · 12/06/24
i understand the importance but it feels like an edit i would see on tiktok
i understand the importance but it feels like an edit i would see on tiktok
