At a glance, there’s not much that I have in common with Ade – the lead character in Festival of Slaps. I immigrated to the UK with my Bulgarian family when I was 15, whereas he grew up in South London with his Nigerian parents. Yet, as I watched the film for the first time, the staggering similarities between our adolescent lives kept on coming – from the experience of navigating through traditional Eastern European and Pan-African (respectively) styles of upbringing, to desperately trying to immerse ourselves into a different culture without losing our identity in the process and, God forbid, disappointing our mothers. And, if you need proof that I am not the only one who found this boldly and hilariously conceived 12 minute gem to be a hugely relatable and disarming watch, check out the film’s festival track record. Directed and written by Abdou Cissé, Festival of Slaps examines the...
- 11/13/2023
- by Serafima Serafimova
- Directors Notes
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