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Danse Macabre

2025-07-18 en 21m
Documentary
Combining poetry, dance, music, and archival audio, Danse Macabre paints a portrait of the human psyche, drawing on the work of Dr Carl Jung. The film explores the different aspects of the conscious and unconscious minds which are represented through character performances from dancers, singers, unseen voices, and musicians. Underscoring the film is the wisdom of ancestral memory, depicted via the embodied knowledge of the Yoruba Egúngún masquerade. The work is an inquiry into the human condition, exploring the parallels between modern psychology, aspects of Yoruba culture, and east Asian understandings around life force and energy.

Director

Tobi Onabolu

Producer

Gildas Adannou

Producer

Tobi Onabolu

Cinematography

Wenceslas Chabi Biaou

Original Music Composer

Ejiro Sowole-James

Sound Designer

Ejiro Sowole-James

Status

In Production

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