Listening All Night to the Rain (2024)

Listening All Night to the Rain (2024) poster

Listening All Night To The Rain continues John Akomfrah’s abiding interest in post-colonialism, ecology and the politics of aesthetics with a renewed focus on the sonic. Drawing its title from Chinese writer and artist Su Dongpo’s (1037 - 1101) poetry that meditates upon the transitory nature of life during a period of political exile, the exhibition is seen as a manifesto that encourages the act of listening as a form of activism. Conceived as a single landscape or artwork organised into song-like movements or ‘cantos’ that are inspired by American poet Ezra Pound’s (1885 - 1972) journey through history in The Cantos (1925), the exhibition brings together eight multimedia and sound installations.

Director: John Akomfrah
Genre: Documentary
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Editing: Sally Mumby Croft, Sergio Vega Borrego
Production: Smoking Dog Films
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Listening All Night to the Rain about?
Listening All Night To The Rain continues John Akomfrah’s abiding interest in post-colonialism, ecology and the politics of aesthetics with a renewed focus on the sonic. Drawing its title from Chinese writer and artist Su Dongpo’s (1037 - 1101) poetry that meditates upon the transitory nature of life during a period of political exile, the exhibition is seen as a manifesto that encourages the act of listening as a form of activism. Conceived as a single landscape or artwork organised into song-like movements or ‘cantos’ that are inspired by American poet Ezra Pound’s (1885 - 1972) journey through history in The Cantos (1925), the exhibition brings together eight multimedia and sound installations.
Who directed Listening All Night to the Rain?
Listening All Night to the Rain was directed by John Akomfrah.
What genre is Listening All Night to the Rain?
Listening All Night to the Rain is a Documentary film.
Where was Listening All Night to the Rain produced?
Listening All Night to the Rain was produced in United Kingdom.