Nuit obscure (Au revoir ici, n’importe où)
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MOVIE CATEGORY
Melilla, a Spanish enclave in Morocco, serves as a geographic bridge between the African continent and Europe and a refuge for many African migrants dreaming of a better future. In transit and with unwavering determination, Malik and his friends—underage and from Morocco—try to reach Europe by any means. With equal determination and dedication, Sylvain George observes them, documenting their endless attempts to reach Europe, without ever losing his modest discretion. Trapped in a perpetual present, as if imprisoned by both tangible and unseen barriers, the boys navigate the desire to grow up and the profound need to remain children amid intoxicating moments when a brighter future seems almost within reach and the darkest depths of despair.
Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, Anywhere is the second part of a discourse that began in 2022 with Obscure Night – Wild Leaves (The Burning Ones, The Obstinate).
DIRECTORY
Born in Lyon, France, he holds several degrees from EHESS and Sorbonne: philosophy, law, political science and cinema. Since 2006, he has made documentaries on the themes of immigration and social movements. He has collaborated with artists involved in art and politics, such as Archie Shepp, William Parker, Okkyung Lee, John Edwards, John Butcher, Serge Teyssot-Gay, Sylvain Luc, and Nicolas Crosse. Exhibitions have been dedicated to his work at Cinémathèque française (2008), Filmmaker Festival (2008), Doc’s Kingdom (2009), Subversive Festival (2010), Slovenian Cinematheque (2011), Courtisane Festival (2011), CineMigrante Festival (2011), Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival (2012), Lima Independent Film Festival (2013), MedFilmfestival (Rome, 2013), Milano Film Festival (2013), Festival du Film Français/Cinémathèque nationale de l’Équateur (2013), the French branch of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (2014), Cinemigrante Bogota (2015), Festival Internacional do Filme Documentário e Experimental (2015), VII Semana dos Realizadores (2015), FIDOCS (2016), FORUM DOC (2017), Museo Reina Sofía (2018), EDOC (2019) and Pupille – Kino in der Uni (2020). In 2012 he was a guest artist at the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar. He teaches at the Institut d’études politiques in Paris (IEP) and gives lectures and workshops around the world.
