1526692
1526692

Ousmane Sow, Le soleil en face

1999-10-10
10
fr 52m
Documentary
This is the story of time passing, at the slow pace of Ousmane Sow, and of time rushing by, from the birth of a work to its unveiling one spring day in Paris on the Pont des Arts. For a year, while preparing the exhibitions in Dakar and Paris, Béatrice Soulé witnessed the creation of Two Moon, Sitting Bull, Chief Gall, and Crazy Horse by Ousmane Sow—Sioux and Cheyenne chiefs who, gathered along the Little Bighorn River, won the most important Native American victory against the American army in 1868, a victory that led to the death of General Custer. In the intimacy of the sculptor's home in Dakar, a home itself a place of creation, she shares with us her emotion at seeing works emerge from the sand, works that seem to journey from death to life.

Director

Béatrice Soulé

Director of Photography

Béatrice Soulé

Director of Photography

Eric Millot

Director of Photography

Olivier Guéneau

Director of Photography

Jérôme Delafosse

senegal african artist senegalese sculptor

Status

Released

Countries

  • France
  • Senegal

Companies

  • Le Poisson Volant
  • Canal+
  • Forum des Images
  • PRV - Production Réalisation Vidéo