AZIZA, SCULPTORS FROM BENIN

Synopsis:
This film is a sort of travel to meet Béninian contemporary artists very implicated in cultural heritage of their country.
Concerned by the modernity of their work and by the economic expansion of Benin, they try to avoid in their art the usual sclerosis generated by the rituals and the tradition.
Georges Adéagbo, Dominique Kouas, Calixte Dakpogan, Cyprien Tokoudagba, Romuald Hazoumé work towards their quests in Cotonou, Porto Novo, Abomey but also in the greatest exhibitions in the world ( Osaka, Venise, Sao Paulo, Kassel…).
Writers from Benin (Joseph Adandé, Florent Couao Zotti) help us for the discovery of Béninian contemporary art, very close to the vodun worship as well as Gou sculpture shown in one of African halls in Musée du Louvre.

Broadcast:
France 3
TV5
Télévision du Bénin
CFI

Festivals:
FIPATEL (Biarritz 2004)
Amiens International Film Festival (2004)
Vues d’Afrique (Montréal 2004)