“One of today’s most original cinematic voices, the French Senegalese director Gomis brings to Metrograph a curated selection of his most personal films, along with two recent works from France and Lesotho that have left a profound impact upon him. A cosmopolitan at heart with roots in Senegal, Gomis’s cinema is a multi-sensorial space that reflects on notions of home, identity, and mortality. His films poetically weave between intimate perspectives of his drifting characters and raw, verité scenes depicting chaotic cities in which they live—sometimes joyful, sometimes violent. From the poignant narrative of a Senegalese man living his final day in Tey (Today) to Félicité‘s desperate journey seeking aid from friends, family, and strangers to save her son, and the immersive, behind-the-scenes documentary Rewind & Play exploring the life of jazz legend Thelonious Monk, Gomis’s films daringly explore the tensions and contradictions within the multiracial, multi-tribal local communities that are reshaping cities, both past and present.”—series curator, Adeline Monzier

Series supported by Unifrance and Villa Albertine