“Inadelso Cossa’s documentary-fiction hybrid is a sensory immersion.” – Elena Lazic, Cineuropa

Join award-winning Mozambican filmmaker Inadelso Cossa for a screening of his latest feature, a riveting ghost story of loss, suppressed memories, and the shadows of Mozambique’s deadly civil war (1977-1992), set in Cossa’s childhood village where former rebels now live among surviving civilians.

Biography
Inadelso Cossa is a Mozambican filmmaker and producer. His work explores contemporary African history—colonialism, independence movements, civil wars, and post-colonial politics and culture—through the experience of Mozambique, often focusing on unofficial and suppressed narratives. Cossa refers to his documentary approach as “acts of memory.” His shorts and features have screened at film festivals throughout Europe, Africa, and South America and he has received numerous grants and awards for his projects, including from the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Bertha Fund and the Marrakech International Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops, among many others. His debut documentary feature won the Jury Special Award at the Zanzibar International Film Festival in 2018; his second feature won the Special Jury prize at the 2024 Olhar de Cinema – Quritiba International Film Festival. In addition to his filmmaking, he has served on film festival juries and programming committees. He is the founder of 16mmFILMES, an independent film and television company based in Maputo, Mozambique. Cossa has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2020.

Conversations at the Edge
Conversations at the Edge is an ongoing series of screenings, performances, and talks by groundbreaking media artists organized by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation in partnership with Video Data Bank and the Gene Siskel Film Center.

Tickets
Tickets are free for SAIC students, $5 for SAIC/AIC faculty and staff, $8 students and seniors, and $13 for the general public. Unless otherwise noted, SAIC student tickets are released five days prior to showtime. Tickets must be picked up in person from the Gene Siskel Film Center box office. A student ID is required.

Accessibility
CATE events are presented with real-time captions (CART). The Gene Siskel Film Center is fully ADA accessible and its theaters are equipped with hearing loops. For other accessibility requests, please visit saic.edu/access or write cate@saic.edu.

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