Synopsis
Sous le ciel des fétiches delves into the influence of colonial archives on Mauritian sega, a cultural practice born during colonization and slavery, now mainly seen in tourism. The film explores projecting our oppressors' narrative through a haunting gaze.
Credits
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Full credits (5)
- Screenwriter : Caroline Déodat
- Director of Photography : Ajay Boodhoo
- Editors : Damien Cattinari, Caroline Déodat
- Sound Editor : Maxime Saleix
- Sound Mixer : Maxime Saleix
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Experimental
- Themes : Dance, Ethnography, Imagination
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 16 min 52 seconds
- Production formats : DV - HD
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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