Cast on Water: Eulogies to Sisterhood Across the African Diaspora

Grounded: Fashion's Entanglements with Nature | UK Tour
Written By Fashion In Film
2023. Director Jeannette Ehlers. 9min 47sec.

Cast on Water celebrates the enduring bonds among women of the African diaspora, formed through shared experiences of joy and pain. This documentation of a live performance at Den Frie Contemporary Art Centre Copenhagen for the 2023 Close Encounters event uses art to transcend time and distance, reinforcing connections between past and present. 

Past screenings

Grounded: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature – UK Tour
Friday 19 September 2025, 19:00 | Arnolfini, Bristol
Presented as a part of ‘Cartographies of Memory,’ a programme featuring multiple shorts by Jeannette Ehlers and a discussion between the artist and Karen Alexander.

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