🎧 African Experiences in World War One with John Akomfrah
🎧 Dan Snow's History Hit
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22m
Dan talks to video artist John Akomfrah about his new work, Mimesis, produced in association with 14-18Now, the arts organisation dedicated to the commemoration of the First World War. It explores the experience of Africans in World War I, and John tells about all the surprising things he learned while making the piece.
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