Octavia's Visions

(2021)

Year: 2021

Runtime: 18 мин

Country: Germany

Director: Zara Zandieh

Cast: Mandhla Ndubiwa, Nancy Andler, Sandra Bello, Ndeye Sikhe Camara, Alvin Collantes, Julian Curico, Banafshe Hourmazdi, Saboura Naqshband, Ifeatu Nnaobi, Simon(è) Jaikiriuma Paetau

Plot

Inspired by the Parables of the African-American futurist author Octavia E. Butler, the film interweaves her worlds with contemporary issues of environmental degradation, far right extremism, and social liberation. The poetic piece expresses a queer utopian imaginary, a longing to create out of the old something new.