WRESTLING IN DAKAR
director: Edward Porembny screenwriter: Edward Porembny produced in: 2011/2012 runtime: 90 cinematography: Kess Bohan production: AMP Polska music: Pako Sarr
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A Senegalese 'Rocky' with a soul and great aesthetics, the film follows the endeavors of 5 young Senegalese who, although they are friends, compete to be chosen by a famous female wrestling promoter, to become the next wrestling champion. Mixing love and hate, and hopes, disillusions and convictions, this documentary is an invitation to a colorful, artful journey, and to a reflection on social mobility. All in all, while Africa often evokes images of misery, this documentary project will show that there is hope for its population and that – rather than immigrating illegally – there is now a way to succeed in Senegal itself.
Edward Porembny »
Edward Porembny was born in Poland and started his career in Paris, France, where he obtained a degree in Film and Art before crafting a successful career directing documentaries - winning several awards in the process - for leading French broadcasters including Canal +, France 2, France 3 and TF1. With ‘Space Traveller’, a film about astronauts that won the top award of the 1992 International Film Festival in Lectoure, France, he directed his first co-production, a collaboration between Canal +, La 5, and CNN. His experience then allowed him to venture into the world of commercial advertising, shooting commercials around the world for a selection of agencies and clients including D’Arcy, Leo Burnett, Philip Morris, P&G and PDDB. Edward founded his production company AMP Polska and within a year completed his first feature, the UK/Polish co-production ‘Inheritance’. Edward took part in Strategic Marketing Workshop in Luxemburg, 2006, in the EAVE workshop 2007, and in the Moonstone Film Lab 2007, as well in Prime Packaging workshop in 2008. |
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