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Award-winning Senegal Film Creator Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s father”) is in post-production to “heritage”, a documentary that follows students in the legendary school for the west Africa dance. The director will present a film during Venice Production BridgeFinal cross-sided workshop for movies in post-production from Africa and the Arab world, which is held on 31. August – September.

“Heritage” follows a group of students in her third and last year in Ecole des Sables, Diam was described as “Ivi League Dance Schools in Subsaharean Africa.” Founded by a legendary Senegal dancer and choreographer, school, school offers students throughout Africa by rigorous introduction in the world of modern dancing and prepares them for an uncertain future outside the Academy’s door.

The film is honor Acogni, as well as the response to which DIA, about “Living Heroes” of Africa “takes time to give a statement about who they are living?” He said. “It’s not only in culture and dance; It is also about the environment, it is also about heritage, is also about how we present yourself and who speaks for us. ”

With “Legacy”, the director said he did not determine the “classic portrait” of Acogni, which is widely considered “Mother of the Modern African Dance.” “I wanted to see her through the people she trosses,” he said, focusing on the students who make themselves a “body and soul” to dance – and on hope to win the blessing of “Maman Germaine”.

Following them over their final year at school, diagrams of their hopes and fears, and simultaneously as a series of rhythmic movements, but as a way to make a statement or ask a statement or ask a statement or asking for a statement or ask provocative issues. “How do I dance to share my political opinions? How do I dance to condemn something? How do I dance to celebrate something?” Dia said.

Along with its reputation as a dance academy, Ecole des Sables is known for the picturesque setting on the Atlantic coast, in a small fishing village of Toubab Diav. (“You hear the birds. You hear the ocean. You hear the waves, Dia, Dia, Paladisiacal Backdrop School.) However, Senegal started building about what is charged as the greatest port in West Africa in danger.

“This school is changing now,” Dia said. “(Students) are in dancing, but they are very aware that the ecosystem will change. How will you adapt to that?” How should we preserve our people? “

“Legacy” means a long-waiting return to Lido for DIA, who debuted his short film “Samedi Cinema” in the Venice Festival in 2016. years. (Acogni is also not a foreigner of Italian city: a glosseline dancer and choreographer 2021. years) in Venetia Biennale in Venetion Binder in Venetion in Venetion in Venetion Bindol in Venetion in Venetion in Venetion.

Dia quickly appeared as a talent to watch with his debut characteristics “Bamum Nafi“(Nafi’s father), who rewarded for the best first characteristic at the Locarno Film Festival in 2019. years, as well as a golden leopard in the prestigious film knit Fest of this Department. Its sophomic effort”Demba“” Premiered in Berlinale’s competitive encounters, the year last year last year.

“Legacy” produces Maba Ba for Joiedids, production clothes based on DAKAR-and Ni-based DIA, in co-production with Eugenie Michel Villette in France Les movies du bilbokuet. She received support from the Ministry of Culture of France through his Support Scheme for Dance Movies.

While the film partly honored an outstanding life that led Acogni, who deviated from everyday teaching, said it continues to be active and always present in Ecole des Sables. “Germaine taught his life in dance. Her legacy passes through (teachers),” Dia said. “It’s her school, her house, her techniques.” Her presence at the Academy is more than a spiritual: her house is located on school courses.

“This is someone who never took a break. It just goes on,” Dia said. “It’s 81 today and still in school. She dances the world. I think it’s wonderful to see someone too proud,” he continued, “he continued to do not only in Africa. “