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Just a Movement

(Vincent Meessen, 2021)

A man sits cross-legged on the floor with hands held in front of his face and chest.
Mar 25, 2026–Mar 28, 2026
Available Times
  • Wed, Mar 25, 4:00 PM
  • Sat, Mar 28, 1:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

$8 members 
$12 general public 
$9 adults 55 and over 
Free for students 

Ticket prices include all fees. Fees are waived for members and in-person purchases.

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Meessen’s experimental documentary tells the story of anti-colonialist activist and organizer Omar Blondin Diop who died in 1973 in a Senegalese prison under suspicious circumstances.

Omar Blondin Diop was a student in Paris when Jean-Luc Godard cast him in a small role as himself, a Maoist revolutionary, in his 1967 film La Chinoise. Six years later, Diop was arrested for subversive activities. His death in a Senegalese prison was called a suicide to the disbelief of followers, friends, and family who instead called it an assassination. Moving between essay film and documentary Just a Movement adapts the basic story and characters of La Chinoise to present-day Dakar to reassert the political philosophies that continue to inspire people today. (110 mins., DCP) 

Screened in conjunction with the Director’s Dialogue on Art and Social Change between Naeem Mohaiemen and Vincent Meessen on March 27.

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Just a Movement, © Vincent Meessen.

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About the filmmaker

Vincent Meessen

Vincent Meessen was born in 1971 in Baltimore and currently lives and works in Brussels. His artistic work explores the lasting effects of colonialism on modern life, often through non-Western and marginalized perspectives. He has presented films and artworks in festivals and artistic institutions around the world, including solo shows at The Power Plant, Toronto, and Centre Pompidou, Paris. He has participated in the Chicago, Lubumbashi, Venice, Shanghai, and Taipei biennials, among other exhibitions. Meessen was the recipient of an Ammodo Tiger Award at IFFR in 2018 for his work Ultramarine. He is a member of Jubilee, a platform for artistic research and production.

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Joyce Shenk

Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle

Lachelle Thigpen

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Just a Movement

Mar 25, 2026–Mar 28, 2026
Friday's Hours 10AM–6PM
  • Wed, Mar 25, 4:00 PM
  • Sat, Mar 28, 1:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

$8 members 
$12 general public 
$9 adults 55 and over 
Free for students 

Ticket prices include all fees. Fees are waived for members and in-person purchases.

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

A limited number of listening devices are available upon request.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

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