Emeka Okereke

Photographer, Filmmaker, Writer, Visual Artist

www.emekaokereke.com

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Location: Lagos and Berlin

Nationality: Nigerian

Biography: Emeka Okereke is a Nigerian visual artist and writer who lives and works between Lagos and Berlin, moving from one to the other on a frequent basis. A past member of the renowned Nigerian photography collective Depth of Field (DOF), he holds a... MORE

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The Parliament

Copyright Emeka Okereke 2024

Updated May 2019

Location Amsterdam

Topics Black and White, Conceptual, Documentary, Film, Fine Art

The Parliament is a short film that gives a glimpse of the lifeworlds of immigrants in Bijlmer, a suburb in the South East of Amsterdam. This suburb is known to harbour immigrants of about 140 nationalities from all over the world. Indeed it is a microcosm of the attempts made by immigrants dealing with the incompatibilities of their adopted culture, to find solace, support and hope in each other. It is coming together to let out the steam, and to bath in bouts of nostalgia. The future is cloudy, and life is a constant struggle to fit in. Stories are lived, shredded and buried in rubbles. And identity blurs - limbo.

The Parliament is a barber’s shop turned space of conviviality and impromptu conversations.