Art film │ 2014 │ 19min33s│ 1.90 │ DCP │
24fps │ Color │ Dolby 5.1 │ Gujarati subtitled in english or french
Punctuated by poems sung, this initiatory tale tells the universal story of a man who has a choice to break free from a destructive bad. Timeless story of a healing and emancipative ritual where nature, dreams and spirits accompany the man in his awareness of himself and his relationship to the world.
Intentions
« Be the change that you wish to see in the world.» Gandhi
My project was initiated in India, one year before, from the discovery and my fascination facing a photographic portrait of a RAMNAMI (which belongs to the untouchable community whose bodies are fully tattooed with writings). The story of initiation imagined for this film attempts to evoke the strength of these untouchables who have found, in this irreversible deed, a way to rehabilitate themselves. A quest towards reconciliation with oneself.
The construction of this film was an opportunity to synthesize my practices and my interest in the visual arts, film, performance, dance and music ; also, having grown up on the Reunion Island, to expose the diversity of my cultural background.
Directed with an Indian team, the film is also an entry in the political, literary and musical culture of India.
World premiere
{ 16° FESTCURTASBH }
selection Mouvements du Monde
selection Brazil Festival Tour
Official Competition
{ FICEG }
Price of the Performing Arts Association
