Naeem Mohaiemen's Films Explore Leftist History Through Archival Snapshots

In 2017, Naeem Mohaiemen, a filmmaker from Bangladesh, showcased two films, Tripoli Cancelled and Two Meetings at a Funeral, at Documenta 14. His 2016 project, Volume Eleven (flaw in the algorithm of cosmopolitanism), was also displayed alongside Tripoli Cancelled at MoMA PS1 until March 11. Mohaiemen, who operates from both Dhaka and New York, focuses on the international left through his films, essays, sculptures, and photographs. His 2011 work, The Young Man Was (Part 1: United Red Army), incorporates audio from negotiations during a 1973 hijacking by the Japanese Red Army at Dhaka airport. Additionally, his 2007 piece, Sartre Kommt nach Stammheim, explores a meeting between Jean-Paul Sartre and Andreas Baader, while his 2010 photo work is titled I Have Killed Pharaoh and I'm Not Afraid to Die.