Screenshot of a video call with six people laughing and smiling against various backgrounds, arranged in a 2x3 grid.

Director’s Notes with Andrea Yu-Chieh Chung and Adam Golfer

Adam Golfer—Neither one of us had ever worked on a film about a group of artists whose practices are all very different, but operate together as a collective, and come together for a unified purpose. After meeting with the collective I Wanna Be With You Everywhere (IWBWYE) for the first time, it became clear that […]

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Arthur Jafa with gray braided hair, a beard, and earrings is shown in profile, looking forward in an indoor setting.

Director’s Notes with Jurrell Lewis

Before coming on as the director of this film, I thought I understood Arthur Jafa’s practice. I had seen APEX and Love is the Message, the Message is Death, and saw AJ’s work as chronicling Black life in America, both the good and the bad. I still think that’s true—his films do offer a nuanced […]

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Hyeree Ro with long dark hair closely observes small sculpted objects displayed on a transparent surface supported by a wooden frame.

Director’s Notes with Andrea Yu-Chieh Chung

When I was first introduced to Hyeree, I fell in love with her work immediately. Given our shared background—we’re both East Asians living in the US, existing between two languages and two places—it’s perhaps not surprising that I resonated with Hyeree’s musings around language and the idea that when you’re speaking one language, you’re one […]

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