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KEMPINSKI Neil Beloufa, Kempinski, Mali-France, 2007, 14 min (continuous loop)<\/strong><\/p>\n Whilst challenging our stereotypical view of Africa, Kempinksi<\/em> also blurs the lines between documentary, ethnography and science fiction. Asked to imagine the future but to speak in the present tense, the protagonists describe extraordinary and unexpected visions.<\/p>\nPROGRAMME NOTES<\/a> KEMPINSKI KEMPINSKI Algerian and French, Neil Beloufa was born 1985 in Paris. He studied at the \u00c9cole des Beaux Arts de Paris (ensba), at the Art D\u00e9coratifs de Paris (ensad), at Cooper Union in New York and at CalArts in Valencia. Beloufa\u2019s work has been exhibited and screened at ITCA 2008, the Prague International Triennial of Contemporary Art; 12th Biennial of Moving image, Geneva; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; White Box, New York; The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, and the NCCA (National Center of Contemporary Arts), Moscow. Kempinski <\/em>was awarded the Arte Prize for European Short Film at the 54th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen.<\/p>\n
\nSunday 26 October 2008, 12-7pm
\nLondon BFI Southbank Studio<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sunday 26 October 2008, 12-7pm
\nLondon BFI Southbank Studio<\/p>\n
\nNeil Beloufa, Mali-France, 2007, video, colour, sound, 14 min
\n<\/strong>Kempinski <\/em>is a mystical and animist place. People emerge from the dark, holding fluorescent lamps; they speak about a magical world. \u2018Today we have a space station. We will launch space ships and a few satellites soon that will allow us to have much more information about the other stations and other stars.\u2019 Their testimonies spark confusion and contradiction: a second reading is necessary to fully understand what is going on in this unique blend of fiction (sci-fi) and \u2018real\u2019 documentary. The scenario of Kempinski<\/em>, filmed in various towns in Mali, is defined by specific rules: interviewed people imagine the future and speak about it in the present tense. Their hopeful, poetic and spiritual stories and fantasies are recorded and edited in a melodic way; Kempinski <\/em>thus cleverly challenges our exotic expectations and stereotypes about Africa. (Montevideo)<\/p>\n