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Sunday, Jan 23, 2022
4:30 PM (120 mins)
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Mambéty and His Films
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These three short documentaries, each made in relation to one of his films, reveal Djibril Diop Mambéty as both filmmaker and man through interviews and reflections by his friends, family, and colleagues; readings from his writing; and clips from his films. The “deeply moving” Mambéty, made while the filmmaker shot The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun, includes his reflections on the art of filmmaking. Fusing documentary and fantasy, Mati Diop’s noted featurette looks back at her uncle’s Touki Bouki, through a portrait of its lead actor Magaye Niang reconstructing Mambéty’s life. “Nothing is true and nothing is false in my film,” Diop stated. “The friction and two-way shuttling between reality and myth is the main subject.” Ninki Nanka, The Prince of Colobane was made by Laurence Gavron during the filming of Mambéty’s last feature, Hyenas. In this documentary, the filmmaker’s family and friends speak with insight about him alongside clips from many of his films.
Films in this Screening
Mambéty
Papa Madièye Mbaye, Senegal, 2002
FILM DETAILS
Language
- Wolof
- English
- with English subtitles
Print Info
- Color
- Digital
- 28 mins
source
- African Film Festival
A Thousand Suns
Mati Diop, France, Senegal, 2013
FILM DETAILS
Language
- French
- Wolof
- with English subtitles
Print Info
- Color
- DCP
- 45 mins
source
- Anna Sanders Films
Ninki Nanka, The Prince of Colobane
Laurence Gavron, Senegal, 1991
FILM DETAILS
Language
- Wolof
- with English subtitles
Print Info
- Color
- Digital
- 45 mins
source
- Laurence Gavron