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‘Two meetings and a funeral’. Artist; Naeen Moheiemen. Film review at Liverpool Biennial 2018 art feslival.

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Interesting take on political history and the death of colonialism. By Alex Taggart Article Forward I have been a volunteer steward and arts mediator for the Biennial Arts festival off and on since 2012.  You are mainly there to help open up, look after the gallery space, and close up. While I there acted as steward for the film shows setup in St George’s Hall, Liverpool UK 2018. Review A three channel film documentary in the ex-court rooms at the magnificent civil building of ‘St Georges Hall’ is now showing. Covers the period after ‘World War II’ where many European and western countries lost control of their colonies abroad.  Instead taking the view of a westerner, the film takes the side of countries broken away from European powers. This is a refreshing change on talking about the subject. There are many documentaries on the cold war and empire of the 19 th and 20 th centuries.  A lot of films in English speaking countries are taken...