Bocafloja is an interdisciplinary artist of afro-indigenous descent based in Atlanta, GA. Bocafloja’s mediums of creation include documentary filmmaking, music, literature and photography. His body of work addresses topics such as the Global South, decoloniality, critical race theory and the African Diaspora in Latin America.
Bocafloja joins me and Bryan Parras, life-long community organizer from Houston's ship channel, to discuss Bocafloja's documentary, Enclave, and his work over the years. We also discuss systemic issues and what drives us to be in the movement.
Enclave is a visual cartography of the ocean and its preservation. A documentary that explores the historical and geopolitical factors involved in the extensive extraction of natural resources and its impact in social life. A critical dialogue on environmental racism through narratives in first person, music, orality, dance and storytelling. A portrait of Latinamerica's complexity in regards history, economy, identity and culture.
Filmed in Panama, Enclave becomes one of the few film projects who center the experience and contributions of racialized communities within a typically white controlled dialogue. Here is the trailer to his latest video.
