AIR DE TEMPS
Director – Ben WilliamsArtistic director & choreographer – Alesandra Seutin
Boul Faalé generation screaming for their promised land
We don’t give f..k but we fear God.
Ancestors, where are you?
This next gen needs you.
This cinematic dance film is a collaboration between two-time NYDC Guest Artistic Director Alesandra Seutin and filmmaker Ben Williams, whose passion for hip hop has seen him work with the likes of the BBC.
AIR DE TEMPS tells of an urgent need to speak out, to delve into lost dreams, to confront your demons and regurgitate your resentment – have a voice. It’s a powerful process of taking action to shed the cloak of failure handed down generation after generation.
The film is set mostly in Bargny, a coastal town situated in Senegal and is a response to the in-process theatre work ‘Air de Temps’ for the Jant-Bi II company based at École des Sables, Senegal and artistically led by Alesandra Seutin and Wesley Ruzibiza.
This film is part of Motion Picture, a series of dance films which pairs top choreographers and filmmakers.
Beyond the Camera: Alesandra X Ben
Credits
Director – Ben Williams
Artistic Director & Choreographer – Alesandra Seutin
Dancers
Amy Collé Seck
Fatou Niang
Dieynaba Ndoye
Astou Diop
Ousmane Cissé Diané
Latif Arafan Wahab Diedhiou
Birame Faye
Amadou Diop
Cheikh Ibrahim Thiam
Gana Thioune
Spoken Word –
Alesandra Seutin
Text By
Alesandra Seutin
Lisette Ma Neza
Assata Shakur
Producer, Manager –
Gacirah Diagne
Executive Producer –
Bia Oliveira
Director Of Photography – Ben Halford
Steadicam Operator – Matteo Zenini
1st AC – Kieran Coyne
Drone – Moussa Laye Mbengue
Clapper – Karim Camara
Grips – Brasmagik.Location
Sound Operator – Mamadou Fall
Boom – Mamadou Issa Thiam
Composer – Randolph Matthews
Editor – Ben Williams
Colourist – Ben Halford
Costume Design – Alesandra Seutin
Production & Management – Association Kaay Fecc
Coordinator Dancers – Francis S. Gomis
Coordinator Restauration – Abdoulaye Diallo
Coordinator Local Transportation – Pape Abdoulaye Faye,
Coordinator Local Transportation – Mamadou Coumba Diouf
Transport – Senecartours
Catering – Femezon
Video (Behind the Scenes) Mamadou Sandou Diallo/Cinéart
Make up – Aïda Ndiaye/Studio A Makeup
Seamster – Baye Modou & Sidy Sow
Special thanks
Wesley Ruzibiza, Co-Artisitic Director Ecole Des Sables
City of Bargny
Sega Fall, Director, Centre Socio-Culturel De Bargny
Biscuiterie De Médina
Ecole Des Sables
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