FILM

Black Code/Code Noir unites temporally and geographically disparate elements into a critical reflection on two recent events: the murders of Michael Brown and Kajieme Powell by police officers, which both occurred in the US in 2014. The film argues that behind this present situation is a sedimented history of slavery preserved by the Black Code laws of the colonies in the Americas. Breathless sequences of mobile footage, digital diagrams, animations and graphics create an explosive mixture, that Henderson further adds to by exploring the possibilities of breaking the code.