Isaac Julien:
Fantôme Afrique

FEBRUARY 21 – MAY 11, 2008

The University Art Museum at UC Santa Barbara presents Fantôme Afrique, the work of internationally acclaimed British film artist Isaac Julien, February 21st through May 11th, 2008. To produce Fantôme afrique, his most recent three-screen film projection,he brought actors and a crew to Burkina Faso to capture the bustling capital city of Ouagadougou as well as the parched spaces of the countryside. The work combines this original footage with historical films to present a rich spectacle of architecture, urbanism, and dance interwoven with references to the history of cinema, including Hollywood, European colonial documentaries, and contemporary African cinema. The museum is open free to the public Wednesday through Sunday, 12-5 pm. For more information please call 805-893-7564 or visit www.uam.ucsb.edu.

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