Past Film Series

Flavours of Memory: Vietnam on Screen

From September to December 2025, in conjunction with the exhibition  "Symphởny of Spices – Vietnamese Roots, Global Routes", we presented a film series that explores Vietnam's identity, history, social transformation, and culture of remembrance through the lens of food, family, history, and changing urban landscapes. Featuring films and documentaries by acclaimed directors, the series highlighted Vietnam's vibrant heritage and the enduring spirit of belonging across generations and borders.

Thursday, 11 September 2025, 7 pm
"The Taste of Pho" Film by Mariko Bobrik, Poland/Germany, 2019, 83'; Languages: Vietnamese, Polish; English subtitles.

Thursday, 2 October 2025, 7 pm
"Forgetting Vietnam" Film by Trịnh T. Minh-hà, Vietnam/South Korea/USA, 2015, 90'; no dialogue; English intertitles.

Thursday, 6 November 2025, 7 pm
 "Cu Li Never Cries" Film by Phạm Ngọc Lân, Vietnam/Singapore/France/Philippines/Norway, 2024, 92'; Language: Vietnamese; English subtitles.

Thursday, 4 December 2025, 7 pm
 "Hanoi Through Whose Eyes?" Film by Trần Văn Thuỷ, Vietnam, 1983, 45'; Language: Vietnamese; English subtitles.
"The Vanishing Village" Film by John Kleinen and Lennart Kleinen, Vietnam, 2015, 24'; Language: English.

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A Case for Restitution in 5 Films

March to June 2025, we presented a film series curated by Nigerian filmmaker and independent film curator Tobi Akinde, in connection with the exhibition "Benin Dues" and its topics of provenance and restitution.

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Thursday, 13 March 2025, 7 pm
(Film 1/5)
"You Hide Me" Film by Nii Kwate-Owoo, Ghana, 1970, 16’; Language: English; English subtitles.
(Film 2/5)
"Statues Also Die" Film by Chris Marker and Alain Resnais, France, 1950, 30’; Language: French; English subtitles.
The screening will be followed by a talk with Tobi Akinde.

Thursday, 3 April 2025, 7 pm
(Film 3/5)
"Dahomey" Film by Mati Diop, France/Benin, 2024, 67’, Language: French; English subtitles.

Thursday, 8 May 2025, 7 pm
(Film 4/5)
"Restitution? Africa's Fight for its Art" Film by Nora Philippe, France, 2021, 83’, Language: French; English subtitles.

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 7 pm
(Film 5/5)
"Black Girl" Film by Sembène Ousmane, Senegal, 1966, 58’, Language: French; English subtitles.

About the Series' Curator
Tobi Akinde is a Nigerian filmmaker and independent film curator currently based in New Orleans. In 2020, he co-founded the Monangambee Film Foundation, a nomadic panafrican microcinema in Lagos, Nigeria, and has curated films for the Goethe-Institut Nigeria and the African Studies Book Club at the University of Cambridge. His most recent documentary work as a cinematographer, "Coconut Head Generation" (2023), won the Jury Grand Prix at Cinénma du réel, Paris, and has screened at New Directors/New Films at MoMA, New York, BlackStar Film Festival, Philadelphia, and the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights amongst others.

You can find our complete current programme of events in our calendar.