Just a Movement
Vincent Meessen
Belgium/France
Sat. Oct 2, 6:00 pm, Vancity
Sun. Oct 3, 4:30 pm, Cinematheque
Senegalese revolutionary Omar Blondin Diop was murdered in a Dakar prison in 1973, six years after his appearance in Jean-Luc Godard's new wave masterpiece La Chinoise. Belgian artist Vincent Meessen fashions a freeform cover version of Godard's film, this time with Diop at its heart, but coursing with passionate reflections on Africa today, still shaped and scarred by colonialism, capitalism, and corruption. The imagery is rich, the ideas complex, compelling, and on point.
The 40th Vancouver International Film Festival runs October 1–11, 2021.
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