Zaterdag 31 Mei 2025

Join us on Saturday, May 31, at LAB111 for the closing night of the Africadelic Festival 2025, when we, in collaboration with Black Soil and Caribbean Creativity, will be screening Walter Rodney: What They Don’t Want You to Know. With an introduction by researcher and archivist Saffa Khalil, who won the Walter Rodney UG Dissertation Award in 2021 (and as such appears in the film!) and the short film A Sweet Pain: The Rebel Synths of Cabo Verde (2019).

This powerful documentary unearths the suppressed story of historian and activist Dr. Walter Rodney, whose life was marked by surveillance, resistance, and an untimely assassination. Exploring Cold War conspiracies, colonial resistance, and Black Power, the film connects Rodney’s work to today’s social movements, showing how his revolutionary ideas continue to inspire. Featuring personal accounts from Rodney’s family, particularly his wife Patricia Rodney, and insights from figures like Angela Davis, Gina Miller, and former President of Guyana Donald Ramotar, the film is a timely reminder of empire’s lasting impact on the world.

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