This new short film embodies the guardian spirit of West Africa

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“Often, we get to look at The Masquerades, but we don’t see what they see,” says Sierra Leonean artist, poet and filmmaker Julianknxx, who has taken viewers inside the mask of the African folkloric spirit in …?M, a new short film commissioned by 180 Studios in partnership with Ray-Ban Meta. “I was drawn to the Moko Jumbie, the stilt-walking spirit found in Caribbean carnival culture. According to folklore, these spirits travelled from West Africa,hellip;

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Source: www.dazeddigital.comoriginal article published 2025-10-29 16:50:51.

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