Drexciya is a German-Burkinabe 2013 short film. The film premiered at the 2013 Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Synopsis
Thomas is a smuggler, shipping European refugees who hope to find a better life in Africa. One day his boat sinks and he is washed up on the African coast as the only survivor. He then makes his way to the nearest city - Drexciya.
Screenings
Film festival Max Ophüls Preis 2013, Saarbrücken, Germany
International Film Festival 2013, Pristina, Kosovo
Okayafrica - The Future Weird: Black Atlantis, New York 2013, USA
The Shadows Took Shape - Studio Museum Harlem, New York 2014, USA
Goethe-Institut Washington, USA 2014
Goethe-Institut Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 2014