PROGRAM 1 Friday April 24th at 7:00 pm at the Maysles Documentary Center
Post-Screening discussion and cocktail
Moderator:
Filmmakers:
Michel Ocelot
Theodore Ushev
Icare (Icarius)
Michel Ocelot
France
1989, 6 minutes
C'est bel et bien l'histoire d'Icare, fils de Dédale, piégé dans un labyrinthe — mais avec une variante.
This is indeed the story of Icarus, son of Dedalus, trapped in a labyrinth, but with a variation.
Fragments pour Venus (Fragments for Venus)
Alice Diop
France-Italy
2025, 21 minutes
Across time, a Black woman seeks to piece together the fragments of Black female figures and, guided by Black Venus, attempts to regain control of their narrative
Lees Waxu
Yoro Mbaye
Sénégal - Centre Afrique
2024, 21 minutes
Dans son village où le pain est un luxe, Ousseynou, un ancien pêcheur, n'a que la vente de baguettes rassies - le fagadaga - pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille. Cependant, l'ouverture de la boulangerie traditionnelle de sa belle-sœur Nafi sonne comme un affront pour lui et menace progressivement son business.
In his village, where bread is a luxury, Ousseynou—a former fisherman—relies solely on selling stale baguettes (known as fagadaga) to provide for his family. However, the opening of a traditional bakery by his sister-in-law, Nafi, feels like a personal affront to him and gradually threatens to put him out of business.
La vie avec un idiot, (Life with an Idiot)
Theodor Ushev
Canada/Québec -France
2025, 18 minutes
Accusé par les autorités de ne pas travailler assez, Vladimir reçoit comme punition de vivre avec un idiot. Il le choisit dans un asile de fous et il s’appelle Vova. Cet idiot ne sait prononcer qu’une syllabe : ouh.
Accused by the authorities of not working hard enough, Vladimir is sentenced to live with an "idiot" as punishment. He selects his companion—a man named Vova—from a mental asylum. This idiot is capable of uttering only one syllable: "Ouh."
To be announced
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