Paige Smith on Zanj Hegal la
SCA alumni Paige Smith鈥� (BFA film) has done a smart film review in about the SCA's Simone Rapisarda Casanova third feature film, , which is having it's Canadian premiere at 鈥� on January 24 & 25, 2019, along with his films and . Here's her opening paragraph:
Simone Rapisarda Casanova鈥檚 third feature film, Zanj Hegal la, (Haitian for Hegel鈥檚 Angel), mirrors his previous works鈥� hybrid nature of documentary and narrative as it explores the mundane yet mystical world of a young boy named Widley. Coated with imagery of the local Haitian practices of Vodou and Kanaval, this reflexive narrative was created through direct collaboration between Casanova and his film students from the Cin茅 Institute of Jacme. The film simultaneously questions the ethics of its ethnographic filmmaking, while also exploring the aftermath of colonialism in Haiti.
Read the rest of Smith's review and get full info about the screenings and links to purchase tickets .