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Mnemosyne

2010· 0h 45m

Directed by John Akomfrah

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Part documentary, part personal essay, this experimental film combines archive imagery with the striking wintry landscapes of Alaska to tell the story of immigrant experience coming into the UK from the 1950s onwards.

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