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Voisins Voisines, by Malik Chibane. France, 2005, 90 minutes
Screening formats available: 35 mm and DVD
Synopsis:
A rapper is racing against time—he has just three days to write his lyrics; otherwise, he can say good-bye to his advance from the record company. When he finally finds inspiration right on his doorstep, in the often comic struggles of his neighbors in the Mozart Estate housing project, he sets the stage for a lively hip-hop fable, set to the beat of the banlieues.
Filmmaker’s Biography:
Malik Chibane was born in the region of Drôme, France, in 1964. When he was three his family moved to Goussainville, a Parisian suburb. Trained as an electronics engineer, in 1985 he also learned stage lighting and worked at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin. That same year, he and three friends founded IDRISS, an association that organizes leisure and educational activities, community centers for the unemployed and video workshops. In 1990, Chibane received a diploma as cultural events organizer. He then wrote his first fiction feature, Hexagone, about his working-class suburb and immigrants of Arab origin and their offspring. Without a producer or public funding, the film was modestly financed through IDRISS and shot in 16mm with much of the cast working without pay. After some support from a variety of institutions, the film was transferred to 35mm and released in theaters in February 1994. It was a critical and popular success. Next, he wrote and directed Douce France (1995), the television drama Nés quelque part (1997) and Voisins Voisines.
Credits:
Cast: Frédéric Diefenthal, Anémore, Jackie Berroyer, Nora Armani
Writers: Malik Chibane, Jackie Berroyer, Candice Berner, Fellag, Gwendoline Hamon, Insa, Sarah Maldoror, Hakim Sarahoui
Producer: Nadia Hasnaoui (Alhambra Films, Box Air Production)
Cinematographer: Georges Lechaptois
Editor: Pierre Goupillon, Cathy Chamorey
Music: David Pépin, Jean-Paul Bottemanne, Jocob Koffi, Pierre Goupillon, Alain
Screening fee: free
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