"Dao" d'Alain Gomis : une famille entre la fin et la France

Franco-Senegalese director Alain Gomis premieres 'Dao', a hybrid film exploring familial bonds across continents, blurring the lines between fiction and documentary. | Contesto: cronaca

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• "Dao" d'Alain Gomis : une famille entre la fin et la France

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The 74th Berlin International Film Festival saw the world premiere of 'Dao', the latest feature from acclaimed Franco-Senegalese director Alain Gomis. The film, presented in official competition, is a choral narrative that weaves together stories set between France and Guinea-Bissau, straddling the pivotal life events of a wedding and a funeral. Gomis, known for films like 'Félicité' and 'L'Afrance', described the project as a collective experience where reality persistently intrudes upon the fictional framework, creating a unique cinematic texture that defies easy categorization. In a recent interview, Gomis elaborated on the film's central theme: the exploration of invisible bonds that connect individuals across territories and generations. 'Dao' continues the director's longstanding preoccupation with diaspora, belonging, and the complex emotional landscapes of families stretched across continents. The narrative structure, moving between two countries and two ceremonial poles of human experience—union and loss—serves as a metaphor for the enduring, if often strained, connections that define transnational existence. This focus places Gomis firmly within a tradition of filmmakers examining the post-colonial African and European experience through intimate, personal stories. The production of 'Dao' was characterized by an organic, collaborative process that Gomis terms 'collective.' He explained that the filmmaking approach allowed for real-life events and the contributions of non-professional actors to shape the story's direction. This methodology results in a hybrid form, oscillating between fiction and documentary, where scripted scenes coexist with captured moments of authentic life. The director intentionally cedes a degree of authorial control, inviting the unpredictable energy of reality onto the set to challenge conventional narrative forms and achieve a deeper emotional resonance. For Gomis, cinema is more than entertainment; it is a vital conduit for connection and tolerance. He views the cinematic space as a forum where disparate lives and perspectives can intersect, fostering understanding across cultural and geographical divides. 'Dao,' with its...

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