Joy Boy: A Tribute to Julius Eastman

Created by a collective of Belgian-Congolese artists, Joy Boy channels the radical energy of Julius Eastman (1940-1990), whose music was long overlooked. A Black, gay iconoclast, Eastman challenged the conventions of minimalism, fusing avant-garde techniques with pop and free jazz in 1970s and '80s New York. Structured in four chapters, the film honours Eastman's key works through stroboscopic visuals, archival recordings and exuberant choreography in the streets of Kinshasa. Guided by Eastman's uncompromising politics, Joy Boy unfolds as a collective act of solidarity, where sound and movement converge in luminous, defiant tableaux.