Oscars 2023: Senegal represented by "Xale" by Moussa Sène Absa
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- 03 Oct 2022
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The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 13, 2023 in Los Angeles. This year, Senegal has chosen Moussa Sène Absa's film to represent it. Xale, the Senegalese director's latest feature film, was chosen by the National Selection Committee which met on Wednesday 28 September. In a press release, the Cinematography Department informs that it is the film that meets the eligibility conditions. “The film, in the wake of previous films by Moussa Sène Absa, is chosen for its technical and artistic quality (well-worked soundtrack, sharp images, music in its place…). The author masters his subject with strong messages and a great musical performance. Xale is relevant, philosophical and psychological. It carries identities and meaning, with cinematographic values ​​as a filagram. notes the jury composed of Thierno Diagne Ba, specialist in cultural and creative industries, president, Moly Kane, director, Ababacar Diop, critical journalist, Fatou Touré, director, Amina Seck, screenwriter and Mamadou Matar Drame, session secretary. This jury had to choose between Xale by Moussa Sène Absa, Saloum by Jean-Luc Herbulot and Hawa by Maïmouna Doucouré. The choice finally fell on Moussa Sène Absa's latest feature film, which had its world premiere a few days ago in London. “The film tells the story of a young girl named Awa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who lives happily in her adolescence, with her twin brother, Adama, who dreams of Europe. When their grandmother died, her aunt Fatou and her uncle Atoumane promised to marry for the honor of the family. Read More…
