Africa’s Cultural Landmarks
Short documentaries direct a local lens on some of Africa’s most notable cultural landscapes.
About
Africa’s Cultural Landmarks is a series produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with World Monuments Fund and directed by Sosena Solomon. This series of documentaries examines some of Africa’s most notable cultural landscapes. With striking visual storytelling, the films document current preservation efforts against the backdrop of an array of different challenges ranging from perishable materiality to rapid urbanization. Part of an initiative to introduce new content that reframes The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries, Africa’s Cultural Landmarks highlights Africa’s diverse architectural vernaculars foregrounding local perspectives and stewardship, bridging ancestral legacies with contemporary narratives across the subcontinent.
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Credits
This series was funded by The Metropolitan Museum’s Michael C. Rockefeller Wing Capital Project.
Support for WMF’s contribution was provided by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kimmelman.
About Sosena Solomon
Sosena Solomon is an Ethiopian-American social documentary film and multimedia visual artist whose work explores cross-sections of various subcultures and communities in flux to carefully tease out cultural nuances and capture personal narratives through arresting visual storytelling. Solomon has worked for many years in the commercial and nonprofit sectors as a director and cinematographer on a range of short film projects, and she has exhibited work at the Sundance Film Festival, Cinema Africa, Tribeca Film Festival, and DOC NYC. She is currently lecturing at the University of Pennsylvania and teaches at the Community College of Philadelphia, furthering her commitment to educating and mentoring the next generation of filmmakers and visual storytellers.
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