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A real dancer cannot stand still

  • Une vraie danseuse ne peut pas se tenir
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2021
Format : Short
Running time : 25 (in minutes)

Since the late 1980s, many Senegalese dancers have migrated to Europe in hopes of finding a better life. Through words and movement, Hélène recounts how she overcame the hardships of migration, built her fighter mentality, and progressed in her career-sharing her irrepressible need to dance.

estrelado / starring / avec :
Hélène Sagna, Diene Sagna, Awa Sow, Mariama Diallo

um filme de / film by / un film de
Alice Aterianus-Owanga


Germany, 2021, documentary, 25 min




Titre français : UNE VRAIE DANSEUSE NE PEUT PAS SE TENIR
English Title : A real dancer cannot stand still

PREMIOS / AWARDS / PRIX
* Winner: Best film on Women (Venice Intercultural Film Festival 2021, Italy)
* Most inspiring film (Espoo Digi Dance festival 2022)


FESTIVALS / EXIBIÇÕES / SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection)

* Selection /// African film festival de Buenos Aires 2022 (Argentina)

* "Most inspiring film" /// Espoo Digi Dance festival 2022

* Selection /// New York African film festival - NYAFF 2022 (USA)

* Selection : Hors Compétition, Courts métrages /// Festival Films Femmes Afrique FFA22 (du 25 février au 12 mars 2022, Dakar - Senegal)
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* Selection /// Festival de films féministes de Montréal 2021 (Canada)

* Winner: Best film on Women /// Venice Intercultural Film Festival 2021


Quelle / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- www.academia.edu/82520255/A_real_dancer_cannot_stand_still_Une_vraie_danseuse_ne_peut_pas_se_tenir
- www.filmsfemmesafrique.com/hors-competition-courts-metrages
Updated by Thierno DIA, 07 August 2023

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