Tales of the Copper Cross Garden: Episode 1

Tales of the Copper Cross Garden: Episode 1

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 8, 2017

Runtime

0h 45m

Original Title

Tales of the Copper Cross Garden: Episode 1

Director

Sammy Baloji

Description

Tales of the Copper Cross Garden: Episode 1 documents the process by which copper is drawn into wire from glowing, semi-liquid ingots. A choral mass provides the soundtrack, while sporadic all-caps intertitles weave biographical details (Baloji grew up in the mining region of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo) with a reflection on the role of the Church in the colonial enterprise in Africa.