Panafricano is a transformative journey through African and Afro-descendant history, culture, and identity. Narrated with an intimate, rigorous, and critical perspective, the documentary follows director Antumi Toasijé as he travels through iconic places such as the majestic Pyramids of Egypt and the mausoleums of Pan-African leaders in Ghana and Ethiopia, before moving to Colombia and connecting that historical legacy with the African diaspora. This is not a tourist tour, but an exploration of African roots that have been systematically rendered invisible in Eurocentric historical narratives.
Through interviews with key figures of African culture, including Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Professor Albert Roca, activist Edna Liliana Valencia, and poet Laura Victoria Valencia, together with personal reflections and in-depth analysis, Panafricano highlights the Africanness of ancient Egypt, honors Cheikh Anta Diop and Kwame Nkrumah, and revives the spirit of Pan-Africanism as a tool for resistance and unity.
Director's Biography
Antumi Toasijé
Historian, instructor of Global History at New York University in Madrid and IE University, and Fulbright visiting professor at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He has been president of the Council for the Elimination of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination (CEDRE).