Her Name in My Mouth
Onyeka Igwe
The film revisions the Aba Women’s War, the first major anti-colonial uprisings in Nigeria, using embodiment, gesture and the archive. The film is structured around the repurposing of archival films from the British propaganda arm cut against a gestural evocation of the women’s testimonies. (Onyeka Igwe)
Film Series New Archives
Onyeka Igwe
Onyeka Igwe is a British artist whose work challenges and deconstructs racist narratives within colonial archives. She uses the body, archives and narratives, both oral and textual, as a means of exposing overlooked histories. Her work has been exhibited globally, including at MoMA, the Venice Biennale and international film festivals. In September 2025, she will present a solo exhibition at the Tate Britain.
Films by Onyeka Igwe (selection)
A Radical Duet 2023 | a so-called archive 2020 | No Archive Can Restore You 2020 | the names have changed, including my own and truths have been altered 2019 | Sitting on a Man 2018 | We Need New Names 2015
