Alicia MENDY, Senegal, 2023
SYNOPSIS:
When a parasite contaminates all the drinking water in Dakar, pills are developed to neutralize it. Alioune, a young man, can no longer afford the pills and begins to experience the parasite’s symptoms: madness and insanity. As the days go by, he realizes he has never been more clear-minded. He embarks on a journey of political and spiritual awakening.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY:
Alicia Mendy is a young Senegalese filmmaker born in 2000. She graduated from HEAD in 2023 and focuses on cinema that represents and uplifts African and Afro-descendant communities through the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Spirituality is a central theme in her work, which explores both utopias and dystopias. She also composes film scores.