Mario Benjamin
Switzerland, October 2008
FILM,
Documentary,
52 min.
- directed by
- Irène Lichtenstein
- Written by
- Irène Lichtenstein
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- https://www.troubadour-films.com/mario-benjamin
Mario Benjamin, the leading authority on modern art in Haiti, is not very well known among western viewers. This film explores his powerful, magical, and disturbing works. His house is a Baroque Installation, it recalls his artistic course and introduces us in to his inner world. Besides his singular talent, Mario Benjamin has another characteristic: Manic depression. During his fits, he reaches perceptions that some artists seek by the use of drugs. Around an exhibition which took place in Port-au-Prince in June 2008, this charismatic man shares his thoughts with us, on his work, the art and the difficulty in being an artist in a Third World country.
credits
- World Premiere
- October 2008
- Original Version
- French, colour, Digi Beta, 52 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0001-F965-0000-T-0000-0000-O
- Production
- Troubadour Films
- Producer
- Nasser Bakhti
- directed by
- Irène Lichtenstein
- Written by
- Irène Lichtenstein
- Editing
- Jeanetta Ionesco
- Sound Editing
- Gaël Métroz
- Sound Design
- Gaël Métroz
- Re-Recording Mix
- Denis Séchaud
- Location Sound Mix
- Enel François
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Troubadour Films
Worldwide Distribution
- France
-
Les Acacias Films
Distribution
Release date: tba - Switzerland
-
Troubadour Films
Distribution
Release date: tba
Awards
(a selection)
- Festival International du Film Black de Montréal, Prix du meilleur film documentaire 2009 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Festival International du Film Black de Montréal
23.09.2009 - 27.09.2009