This screening presents a selection of films by Kearra Amaya Gopee and Omolola Ajao, exploring themes of improvisation as refusal and Black performativity. The program will be followed by a Q&A session with filmmakers Kearra Amaya Gopee and Omolola Ajao, providing insight into their works and creative processes.

Imaging Improvisation, PGM 4: Improvisation as Refusal: Kearra Amaya Gopee & Omolola Ajao with Kearra Amaya Gopee (Filmmaker), Omolola Ajao (Filmmaker)

This program delves into improvisation as refusal, focusing on the call-and-response traditions rooted in Afro-diasporic embodiment. It features works by Kearra Amaya Gopee that explore ecstatic rebellion in music lineages and Omolola Ajao's pieces examining the haunting power of call-and-response through contrasting oration and dissenting scripture. Ajao also confronts the implications of Black performativity within the public eye.