Egungun (Ancestor Can’t Find Me)
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5m 25s
Directed by Cauleen Smith • 2017 • United States
In Cauleen Smith’s EGUNGUN (ANCESTOR CAN’T FIND ME), made in 2017 using 16 mm film, a masked, warriorlike figure shrouded in shells, feathers, and coral wanders across a lush landscape.
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