Train Train Medina

Film

by Mohamadou Ndoye

Details

Senegal and Belgium / 2000 / 7mins / Animation, Experimental

A poetic animation about the Medina of Dakar in all her beauty and chaos, built from the basic ingredients of urban collage: sand, cardboard, paper, glue and the elegant play of light and color.

About the Director

Mohamadou Ndoye

Mohamadou Ndoye alias Douts is a Senegalese artist, born in 1973 in Dakar. He graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Dakar in 1999. He is an artist that paints the disorder of the streets, teeming with life, the city, and the architecture. Douts is also an animation filmmaker. He has exhibited in Senegal, the United States, Italy, Spain and France and participated in major meetings and biennials of contemporary art including Havana, ARCO Madrid, South Africa, among others.. Learn More