Octavia’s Visions

Director: Zara Zandieh Country: Germany Year: 2021 Length: 18’ Genre: experimental Screenplay: Zara Zandieh Cinematography: Diara Sow Editing: Zara Zandieh Sound design: Azadeh Zandieh Producer: Zara Zandieh, Stiftung Humboldt Forum Appearing: Sandra Bello, Mandhla Ndubiwa, Nancy Andler, Martini Cherry Furter, Senami Zodehougan Other: animation: Caio Soares, scenography: Klara Mohammadi, Sarah Mounia Kachiri, costumes: Milena Kraft

The film interweaves the worlds of the African-American futurist author Octavia E. Butler with contemporary issues of environmental degradation, far right extremism, and social liberation.