DOOR OF NO RETURN

THE BODY REMEMBERS - THE BODY RECLAIMS

A full body artist, Gregory Maqoma, navigates his own identity through a deeply personal narrative performed at the House of Slaves on Goree Island, Senegal, a landmark to one of humanity’s most horrific journeys. Yearning for a way to move through past and present complexities, Gregory’s artistry breaks down walls and reframes history.

“A performance that evoked the pain and horrors associated with the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade.”

CREDITS

Door of No Return centers around a unique improvised work by Gregory Maqoma filmed at the House of Slaves, Gorée Island, Senegal during production of JOY DANCER.

Featuring: GREGORY MAQOMA

Concept: GREGORY MAQOMA

Directed by: SUZANNE SMITH and SYLVIA SOLF

Original Score: NEO MUYANGA

Edited by: ANNUKKA LILJA

Director of Photography MOTHEO MOENG

Executive Producers JOYCE ERONY, PENELOPE J. BROOK

Co-Producer NKOSINATHI MNCUBE

Produced By SUZANNE SMITH

Production Company: VIZIONE FILMS

Country of Production: USA

Location: SENEGAL

Duration 15 MINS

Genre: DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder, Colorado, USA September 2024

Aesthetica, York, United Kingdom November 2024

American Dance Festival, Movies by Movers, Durham, North Carolina, USA, November 2024

Le FIFA (International Festival of Films on Art), Montreal, Canada, March 2025

Washington DC International Film Festival, USA, April 2025