Decolonising Collective Futures Through Capoeira – 16th May 2025

Decolonising Collective Futures through Capoeira (words Juwairiyyah Wali)

Programmed by Film Pardna

For Flatpack 2025 Film Pardna are building on work with Afroflux that saw martial art incorporated into their programming. Foregrounding capoeira as a tool for liberatory futures, the collective presents a dynamic event that brings cinema to life through film combined with live capoeira demonstration.

The programme includes The Glow of N’Golo, Film Pardna’s own locally produced short exploring themes of ancestral connection and reclaiming a narrative of unity amongst the African diaspora. Affirming capoeira’s Brazilian roots the short will be followed by martial arts feature Besouro, capturing the liberatory essence of capoeira in an anti-imperialist and decolonial context.

Members of Film Pardna and Afroflux will host a collective panel discussion, exploring the themes of capoeira in decolonising collective futures.

Film Pardna at Flatpack