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Alain Gomis

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Alain Gomis
Alain Gomis at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival
Born (1972-03-06) 6 March 1972 (age 52)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
Years active1999–present

Alain Gomis (born 6 March 1972) is a French-Senegalese film director and screenwriter.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] His 2017 film Félicité was selected as the Senegalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards,[8] making the December shortlist.[9]

Selected filmography

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Gomis's films include:[1][2][4][5]

Year Film Genre Role Duration (min)
1999 Tourbillons
(Whirlwinds)		 Drama short[2][10] Director 12 m.
2001 As a Man
(French: L'afrance)		 Drama feature Director, co-screen writer 90 m.
2003 Petite Lumière Drama short Director, screen writer 15 m.
2007 Andalucia Comedy feature Director, screen writer 85 m.
2012 Today
(French: Aujourd'hui, Wolof: Tey)		 Fiction feature Director, screen writer 88 m.
2017 Félicité Drama feature Director, screen writer 123 m.
2022 Rewind & Play[11] Music documentary
on Thelonious Monk		 Director 65 m.

References

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  1. ^ a b Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0253351166. OCLC 177009058.
  2. ^ a b c "Alain Gomis, Réalisateur/trice Producteur/trice Scénariste Monteur/se Dialoguiste". africine.org (in French). Fédération africaine de la critique cinématographique (FACC). 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2023. Il est né en 1972 en France, où il a grandi. Il vit et travaille entre Paris et Dakar. En 2013, son 3ème long-métrage, Tey ("Aujourd'hui"), avec Saul Williams, est sélectionné en compétition au 62ème Festival de Berlin, puis remporte l'Étalon d'Or du Fespaco (festival panafricain du cinéma), une première pour un film sénégalais.
  3. ^ "Moussa Yoro Bathily". africultures.com (in French). Africultures. Les mondes en relation. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Alain Gomis at IMDb
  5. ^ a b "Alain Gomis Biography France / Senegal". africanfilmny.org. New York: African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF). Retrieved 1 December 2023. Alain Gomis, born in France, is of Senegalese origin and studied cinematography at the Sorbonne. After graduating he organized and facilitated video production workshops for immigrant youth in Nanterre. By the age of twenty-six, he had already made three short films: Tourbillons, Tout le monde peut se tromper, and the documentary Caramels et chocolats. In 2001, Gomis directed his first feature film, L'Afrance. Gomis' 2012 film, Tey, was awarded the Etalon de Yenenga at FESPACO in 2012.
  6. ^ "Alain Gomis". Allocine. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Alain Gomis on Félicité and feeling like an immigrant everywhere". Financial Times. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  8. ^ Kilday, Gregg (5 October 2017). "Oscars: 92 Films Submitted in Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  9. ^ Pond, Steve (14 December 2017). "Oscars Foreign Language Shortlist Includes 'The Square,' 'A Fantastic Woman'". The Wrap. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  10. ^ Inspired by the French novel L'aventure ambiguë by Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Paris: Julliard, 1961
  11. ^ Kennedy, Lisa (9 March 2023). "'Rewind & Play' Review: Thelonious Monk Dazzles Even When an Interview Falls Flat". The New York Times. The documentary "Rewind & Play" makes damning use of a 1969 interview Thelonious Monk did with Henri Renaud for the French television program "Jazz Portrait." Monk's European tour was set to end in Paris and the show was recorded shortly before.
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