Black Radical Imagination is a touring program of experimental short films emphasizing new stories from within the African diaspora. The series builds on futurist, surrealist, and magical realist artistic movements to interrogate identity in the context of cinema.
Black Radical Imagination is curated by Erin Christovale and Amir George. Participating artists include Ephraim Asili, Ja’ Tovia Gary, Amir George, Lauren Kelley, Terence Nance, and Cauleen Smith. Black Radical Imagination was presented at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles on Thursday, March 17, 2016.
The program includes an online screening, with films viewable, for a limited duration, at moca.org/screen, the schedule is included below.
Black Radical Imagination Online Screening Program
| March 18–24: | Ja’Tovia Gary, CAKES DA KILLA: NO HOMO, 2013 |
| March 25–31: | Amir George, Just a Place, 2014 |
| April 1–7: | Lauren Kelley, Burlap Interior, 2013 |
| April 1–7: | Lauren Kelley, Froufrou Conclusions, 2011 |
| April 8–14: | Ephraim Asili, Many Thousands Gone, 2015 |
| April 15–22: | Terence Nance, Swimming in Your Skin Again, 2015 |