Release Date

15 Oct, 2023

Runtime

00:27: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

If you want to know it all, you’ll shatter magic. Cinema is magic.

Cinema is Magic offers a rare insight into the filmmaking process of one of African cinema’s foremost directors Djibril Diop Mambéty. Interspersed with clips from his films, Mambety poetically discusses his deep love of cinema and philosophical approach to life and making art. Director Silvia Voser, had a long-standing working relationship with Mambéty having worked as a producer on Le Franc (1994). Her documentary captures the auteur’s hopeful outlook on cinema and its infinite possibilities.

Original Title

Le cinéma c'est de la magie

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Djibril Diop Mambéty

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