Project Detail

Black Beauty

Synopsis

African fashion model Alexandra Cartier meets Jorge Luis Borges in a visionary experience. What does the famous Argentine modernist writer have to say about our contemporary ecological and pandemic problems
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2021

Details

Year
2021
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
29 min
Format
4K, Mini DV Pro
Director
Grace Ndiritu
Producer
Julieta Juncadella
Executive Producer
Julieta Juncadella, Grace Ndiritu
Editor
José María Avilés
Screenwriter
Grace Ndiritu
Director of Photography
Pablo Paloma
Production Designer
Pigmento Studio
Sound
Martin Gabriel Scaglia
Principal cast
Aida Welle, Emilio Linder
Commissioned by
Artscouncil England; Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Belgium; Coventry Biennale of Contemporary Art and Nottingham Contemporary Arts Center

Production Status

Production Company

Sales Company

Alice Lea

LUX
Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF

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