It is not new - Geoffrey van der Ven

“It's Not New” is a poetic history lesson about the queer history of Africa. The continent has a rich, but hidden queer history. Because these stories are never told, this knowledge is lacking when making current political and social choices. In It is not new, Geoffrey van der Ven investigates how he, as a gay man of half-Nigerian descent, relates to these untold stories: how new is his story?

Through spoken word, storytelling and multimedia, Geoffrey takes the audience into the hidden history of the queer community, African traditions and the hero stories that are not new, but unheard for too long.