Touki Bouki
- Mon, Jan 13
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Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty Run Time: 91 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1973 Language: Wolof with English subtitles
Starring: Aminata Fall, Christoph Colomb, Magaye Niang, Mustapha Ture, Myriam Niang
Screenwriter/Producer: Djibril Diop Mambéty
Co-Presented by Community Partner Monkeypaw Productions
With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a fractured portrait of the disenchantment of post-independence Senegal in the early 1970s. In this picaresque fantasy-drama, the disaffected young lovers Anta and Mory, fed up with Dakar, long to escape to the glamour and comforts they imagine France has to offer, but their plan is confounded by obstacles both practical and mystical. Alternately manic and meditative, Touki bouki has an avant-garde sensibility characterized by vivid imagery, bleak humor, unconventional editing, and jagged soundscapes, and it demonstrates Mambéty’s commitment to telling African stories in new ways.
Accessibility Options: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.