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Now in consideration for the 2026 Academy Awards®
Best Documentary Feature
Available to view in the Academy Screening Room
We Were Here brings forward the lives, images and presence of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe. The film reveals the stories of artists, diplomats, saints, musicians and members of royal courts who shaped European culture, yet whose identities have remained silenced in mainstream history.
“Reclaims a silenced history.” (El País)
Premiere
Premiered in the Central Pavilion of the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia Curated by Adriano Pedrosa
Recipient of the Dan David Prize 2025
One of the world’s leading awards for historical research
Featuring
Interviews with leading art historians, museum curators and scholars whose work reexamines the visual record of early modern Europe, including research across Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Brazil
Film Details
Director: Fred Kudjo Kuwornu
Producers: Fred Kudjo Kuwornu, Lorenzo Fabbri, Peter Boateng Manu
Language: Multilingual with English subtitles
Runtime: 63 min
Format: DCP and digital screener available
Watch Options
Academy members may view the film in the Academy Screening Room (ASR)
Contacts
For museum screenings, university events or educational use: screenings@dotherightfilms.nyc
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