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BIENVENUE À MADAGASCAR

Franssou Prenant
2015 France 102 min Language: French

Captured from my street corner during some urban adventures, images of Algiers, where as a child, after Algerian independence, I learnt about liberty. Off-screen words glide over the city, revealing the present and reviving history. (F.P.)

Franssou Prenant

Franssou Prenant was born in 1952. The filmmaker working mainly in Super-8 has directed L’Escale de Guinée (1987), Paris, mon petit corps est bien las de ce grand monde (2000) and Sous le ciel lumineux de son pays natal (2002). She has also worked as a scriptwriter, actress and editor for Raymond Depardon, Romain Goupil and Jacques Kébadian.
Her own films have been selected in numerous festivals in France and abroad: IndieLisboa, Viennale, IFFR, EntreVues – Festival du film de Belfort, Côté court, Visions du Réel…
Her last film, De la conquête, was selected in 2022 at the Rencontres du cinéma documentaire de Montreuil, at the États généraux du film documentaire de Lussas and at the FIDMarseille.

Production :
Survivance (Sophie de Hijes), Vie des Hauts Production (Dominique Garing)
Photography :
Franssou Prenant
Sound :
Franssou Prenant
Editing :
Franssou Prenant
Print source :
Survivance - guillaume@survivance.net