Adieu à l'Afrique

Farewell to Africa
Abschied von Afrika

Switzerland, April 2017
FILM, Documentary, 87 min.

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directed by: Pierre-Alain Meier
Written by: Pierre-Alain Meier
Status: In distribution

In 2009 the body of Alice B. is found washed up on an African beach. Next to the corpse of the white, 30-year-old European woman lie those of a dozen black migrants. Eight years after this tragedy, Pierre-Alain Meier travels to Senegal in the hope of understanding the story behind this shipwreck. When he was Alice’s age, he wandered the streets of Dakar planning the production of the film Hyenas. The filmmaker today puts his own story into perspective, with humility and affection, allowing us access to a very intimate terrain.

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World Premiere: April 2017
Original Version: French, Wolof (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 87 min.
ISAN: 0000-0004-6752-0000-C-0000-0000-1
Production: Prince Film SA
Producer: Pierre-Alain Meier
directed by: Pierre-Alain Meier
Written by: Pierre-Alain Meier
Cinematography: Séverine Barde
Editing: Myriam Rachmuth
Sound Editing: Eleonora Polato
Sound Design: Eleonora Polato
Re-Recording Mix: Denis Séchaud
Music: Ismaël Lo, Wasis Diop
Location Sound Mix: Eric Ghersinu