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If you want to know it all, you’ll shatter magic. Cinema is magic.

Djibril Diop Mambéty

Cinema is Magic offers a rare insight into the filmmaking process of one of African cinema’s foremost directors Djibril Diop Mambéty. Interspersed with clips from his films, Mambety poetically discusses his deep love of cinema and philosophical approach to life and making art. Director Silvia Voser, had a long-standing working relationship with Mambéty having worked as a producer on Le Franc 1994. Her documentary captures the auteur’s hopeful outlook on cinema and its infinite possibilities.

Ages 15+ | Brief scenes of animal slaughter

Ages 15+