Senegal / 2016 / 26mins / Drama, Magic Realism / Wolof and French

A Senegalese fisherman finds a Belgian passport on a beach in Dakar and decides to use it. He soon crosses paths with N’Zibou, a wise man who measures the clouds and questions the man about his search for identity.

Pape Bouname Lopy

Senegalese filmmaker Pape Bouname Lopy is the director of The Weapon, which screened at FESPACO in 2013. He is also co-director of the short film Dem Dem!, along with Christophe Rolin and Marc Recchia. Dem! Dem! was awarded the Le Prix Spécial du Jury at the Annual Global Migration Film Festival. Learn More

Marc Recchia

Marc Recchia, born in the 80's, is a film editor and has edited over 30 films to date. He is an alumni of the IDFA Academy (2009) and of Berlinale Talents 2012. After receiving his Bachelors in film editing in Brussels in 2008, Marc felt a very strong need to widen his horizons and started to travel the world. Being particularly interested in documentaries and later in fiction, he worked on various productions in several countries, including Poland, Ireland, Tunisia, India, Germany, France, Kirghizistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal. He co-directed and produced his first short film in Senegal, with Belgian director Christophe Rolin and Senegalese director Pape Bouname Lopy. The film was screened in many festivals and has won several awards, including the Tanit d'argent at the prestigious Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia. Learn More

Christophe Rolin

Filmmaker and photographer Christophe Rolin discovered his passion for documentaries during his studies at the IAD, film school in Brussels. In 2011, along with Marc Recchia, they produced and directed their first documentary film, Sleepless Djigit / L’Eveil du Djiguite. Pape Bouname Lopy joined Rolin and Recchia for the role of co-director on their short film, Dem! Dem! (2016). Learn More