27.12.2013 St. Louis Senegal

St. Louis, northern lagoon city on the Delta of the Senegal River, is considered the oldest French establishment on the African continent and was the colonial capital for quite some time until Dakar became the capital of an independent Senegal.
In the film, two movements that recharge one another are superimposed through double exposure: a pan in slow motion across a huge square, which looks like an improvised soccer field, bordered by buildings and a few stone steps; and portraits panned from person to person of one old man and several young men gazing into the camera. The camera´s...

Orig. Title
27.12.2013 St. Louis Senegal
Year
2014
Country
Austria
Duration
3 min
Category
Experimental
Orig. Language
no sound
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