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After We’re Gone

Zena enters an underground shrine to meet the royal priestess. As the ritual begins, she re-imagines the journey of the African Diaspora.

Using the narrative conventions of documentary and fiction, the now, the past and the future are rethought to create an ode to those who have paved the way.
Unfolding through the lens on Ima Iduozee, the film features archival footage of Lola Odusoga, Rosa Emilia Clay, Donata Pennanen, FESTAC 77, Windrush 1948, Sun Ra, Barbara Ann Teer, Miriam Makeba, Muraina Oyelami and more.

After We’re Gone is the second part of Diaspora Mixtapes, a series or works that celebrates the past, present and future of the African Diaspora.

  • Ima Iduozee
    Director
    Chameleon
  • Ima Iduozee
    Writer
  • Nita Rehtonen
    Producer
  • Miranda Chambers
    Key Cast
    "Zena"
    Wonder Woman 1984
  • Elizabeth Haaparanta
    Key Cast
    "Priestess"
  • Ajak Majok
    Key Cast
    "Isayah"
  • Emmanuel Culkin Mugisha
    Key Cast
    "Cloud"
  • Max Smeds
    Director of Photography
    Bullets
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Epic
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 7, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland
  • Language:
    English, Finnish
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony Venice
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma: ARS22
    Helsinki
    Finland
    October 14, 2022
    Finnish premiere
  • New York Indie Shorts Awards 2023
    New York
    United States
    February 2, 2023
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • San Francisco International Film Festival 2023
    San Francisco
    United States
    April 20, 2023
    California Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Ima Iduozee

Ima Iduozee is a Nigerian-Finnish filmmaker and choreographer. His debut choreography, This is the Title, premiered in 2012 and went on to garner international acclaim, touring in 15 countries across Europe, North America and Asia. He is also the choreographer of newly-released Netflix series Dance Brothers.
Chameleon (2019), a short film directed by Ima Iduozee & Jaamil Olawale Kosko in New York, won the Best Experimental Film Award at the 2022 Slam Dance Film Festival in Utah, USA. After We’re Gone, was commissioned by the Museum Of Contemporary Art Kiasma and had its international premier in San Francisco International Film Festival 2023.

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