Cinema
À Lucy (Maasai Connection)
Radha Jaganathen · 1993
Synopsis
One night, in the Maasai Mara, in Kenya, a young warrior dreams of a woman born in Africa three million years ago: Lucy asks him to come and fetch her and bring her home. With his companions, he sets off for Paris and crosses the city guided by her signs and symbols, as one follows a trail, until he reaches the museum where she is kept.
Context
This nine-minute short film, shot on 35 mm and in colour, was produced in France by Margo Cinéma, François Margolin's company. Jaganathen co-directed it with Maki J. Algen and wrote the screenplay; Carlo Varini did the cinematography, Anthony Hequet the music, and Xavier Beauvois plays a role in it. Sources differ on the museum where Lucy is found, the musée de l'Homme or the musée des Arts océaniens. A German festival saw in it in 2022 a work that already raised the question of the restitution of goods taken during colonisation.
Who it is for
A brief film, in French, more poetic than demonstrative, in which the image counts for more than explanation; it can be watched in one sitting.
Prizes and reception
Shown in 2012 as the opening film of the Île Courts festival in Mauritius, in tribute to its director, it was shown again in 2022 among the classics at the Cologne African Film Festival.
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