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Circus Baobab (2001)
Directed by Laurent Chevallier
Documentary · 1h 40m
French filmmaker Laurent Chevallier always wanted to make a documentary on an African circus, but there were no native circuses on the continent. So Chevallier decided to help found a circus in Guinea. 36 young people were chosen from the city of Conakry to participate in what would become Circus Baobab. A group of French circus artists were imported to train the participants for 2 years in acrobatics and trapeze. Then the group took their show on the road. This film is Chevallier's account of the troupe's inaugural tour in Guinea, from March 1 - April 11, 2000.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Laurent Chevallier
- Writer
- Jacques Chevallier, Laurent Chevallier
- Director of Photography
- Amar Arhab
- Editor
- Jeanne Moutard, Ange-Marie Revel
Details
- Release date
- 2001-02-28
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French, Wolof