Director
Ben Williams
Artistic Director & Choreographer
Alesandra Seutin
Air de Temps
Boul Faalé generation screaming for their promised land
We don’t give f..k but we fear God.
Ancestors, where are you?
This next gen needs you.
This cinematic dance film is a collaboration between Alesandra Seutin and filmmaker Ben Williams, whose passion for hip hop has seen him work with the likes of the BBC.
AIR DE TEMPS tells of an urgent need to speak out, to delve into lost dreams, to confront your demons and regurgitate your resentment – have a voice. It’s a powerful process of taking action to shed the cloak of failure handed down generation after generation.
The film is set mostly in Bargny, a coastal town situated in Senegal and is a response to the in-process theatre work ‘Air de Temps’ for the Jant-Bi II company based at École des Sables, Senegal and artistically led by Alesandra Seutin and Wesley Ruzibiza.
Commissioned for Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage.
Credits:
Director: Ben Williams; Artistic Director & Choreographer; Alesandra Seutin
Dancers: Amy Collé Seck, Fatou Niang, Dieynaba Ndoye, Astou Diop, Ousmane Cissé Diané, Latif Arafan Wahab Diedhiou, Birame Faye, Amadou Diop, Cheikh Ibrahim Thiam, Gana Thioune
Spoken Word: Alesandra Seutin; Text By: Alesandra Seutin, Lisette Ma Neza, Assata Shakur
Producer, Manager: Gacirah Diagne; Executive Producer: Bia Oliveira
Director Of Photography: Ben Halford; Steadicam Operator: Matteo Zenini; 1st AC: Kieran Coyne;
Drone: Moussa Laye Mbengue; Clapper: Karim Camara; Grips: Brasmagik.Location; Sound Operator: Mamadou Fall; Boom: Mamadou Issa Thiam
Composer: Randolph Matthews; Editor: Ben Williams; Colourist: Ben Halford; Costume Design: Alesandra Seutin
Production & Management: Association Kaay Fecc; Coordinator Dancers: Francis S. Gomis; Coordinator Restauration: Abdoulaye Diallo; Coordinator Local Transportation: Pape Abdoulaye Faye, Mamadou Coumba Diouf; Transport: Senecartours; Catering: Femezon; Video (Behind the Scenes): Mamadou Sandou Diallo/Cinéart; Make up: Aïda Ndiaye/Studio A Makeup; Seamster: Baye Modou & Sidy Sow.
Special thanks: Wesley Ruzibiza, Co-Artisitic Director Ecole Des Sables, City of Bargny, Sega Fall, Director, Centre Socio-Culturel De Bargny, Biscuiterie De Médina, Ecole Des Sables
Film &
Images:
Beyond the Camera - Alesandra X Ben, behind the scenes of Air de Temps.
