Paulo Nazareth
Director
Oblivion Tree (2013)
Filmed in Ouidah, which was once home to one of Africa’s biggest slave trafficking ports, the artist walks 437 times around the Tree of Forgetfulness, which men were made to encircle seven times in a rite meant to erase their memories of the past.
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Runtime: 28 min.
Released: Dec. 31, 2013
Status: Released
Certification: NR