28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Song of a Seer
director: Aïda Maigre-Touchet
original title: Les Flâneries du voyant
year: 2018
running time: 72 min.
synopsis
Dominique Batraville, a Haitian poet, journalist and actor, sits in his modest abode and reads. After a minute, he lies and continues in reading. This slowly narrated but impressive documentary presented his person to us by static, often detailed shots, combined with his own monologues and quotes from others.
biography
Aïda Maigre-Touchet (1977) studied film production in France and Canada. She was awarded for her first short film, Kiyoukta (2008), and now she presenting her feature debut.
more about film
director: | Aïda Maigre-Touchet |
cast: | Dominique Batraville |
producer: | Aïda Maigre-Touchet |
photography: | Aïda Maigre-Touchet |
editing: | Aïda Maigre-Touchet, Michel Giroux, René Roberge |
sound: | Aïda Maigre-Touchet, Martin Allard |