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Fantastique
Korean Premiere
Fantastique
Marjolijn Prins
- Belgium
- 2025
- 71min
- Documentary
- color
- A
SYNOPSIS
Fantastique is a magic-realistic documentary that follows the 14-year old contortionist Fanta in Guinea Conakry. Fanta juggles between the care for her ailing mother, school and what she loves the most; training as one of the only girls within an acrobatic group, with the hopes of joining their next big tour. Trying to bridge all expectations, Fanta starts to doubt what she really wants.
NOTE
In 2019, I got to know the talented acrobats of Amoukanama Circus, an association based in both Guinea and Belgium, that focuses on connecting African and European circus arts. I was immediately inspired by their ideology, and I became fascinated by their stories about the great acrobatic tradition in the slums of Conakry.
[Michaela Cajkova, Sales agent]
DIRECTOR
Marjolijn Prins
Marjolijn Prins(1987, The Netherlands) is a documentary filmmaker. Her graduation film Mum, Me And The House(2016) won several awards, including the jury award at the Oscar-qualifying London International Documentary Festival. She co-directed the web series Hairy Heroes and the short Paper Borders(2022).
CREDIT
- Producer
- Ellen De Waelle
- Cast
- Fanta Turpin
- Cinematography
- Johan Legraie
- Editor
- Ciska Slowack
- Music
- Johanna Beaussart
- Sound
- Billy Toure, Ivan Broussegoutte
SCHEDULE
09.19
15:30
Deck Cinema
09.21
16:30
Alps Cinema 1