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Afrofuturism

Relic 1

14m

Directed by Larry Achiampong • 2017 • United Kingdom

A Relic Traveller apparates in sites across a desolate United Kingdom, uncovering fragments of audible data that present clue-like testimonies to a forgotten empire.

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