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Mangrovia
by Low Jack e Invernomuto
France, 2024, 9’12’’
Presented at the 17th edition of Lo schermo dell’arte, 2024
SCREENPLAY, EDITING: Low Jack e Invernomuto
PHOTOGRAPHY: Invernomuto
SOUND: Lorenzo Dal Ri
MUSIC: Low Jack, Lijay, Nacho, Shaydee’s, Bamao Yendé
TEXTS AND DIALOGUES: Tiffany Dornoy Rezaei, Low Jack
DANCER: Rayna
VOICE OVER: Le Diouck, Bamao Yendé
IMAGE CREDITS: courtesy of the artists
PHOTOGRAPHY: Invernomuto
SOUND: Lorenzo Dal Ri
MUSIC: Low Jack, Lijay, Nacho, Shaydee’s, Bamao Yendé
TEXTS AND DIALOGUES: Tiffany Dornoy Rezaei, Low Jack
DANCER: Rayna
VOICE OVER: Le Diouck, Bamao Yendé
IMAGE CREDITS: courtesy of the artists
COLORIST: Boris Cassanmagnago
FIXER: Thomas (Explore West Indies)
SOUND SUPERVISORS: Invernomuto
GEERAL MIXING AND MASTERING: Eric Najar
SUBTITLE TRANSLATION: Yona Mazigh
GRAPHICS AND ILLUSTRATION: Check Morris
PRODUCERS: Lucía Serrano, Yona Mazigh, Vivanto
PRODUCTION: Vivanto
ov: French; st: English, Italian
FIXER: Thomas (Explore West Indies)
SOUND SUPERVISORS: Invernomuto
GEERAL MIXING AND MASTERING: Eric Najar
SUBTITLE TRANSLATION: Yona Mazigh
GRAPHICS AND ILLUSTRATION: Check Morris
PRODUCERS: Lucía Serrano, Yona Mazigh, Vivanto
PRODUCTION: Vivanto
ov: French; st: English, Italian
The film is the result of the collaboration between the Italian artist duo Invernomuto and electronic music composer Philippe Hallais, known as Low Jack, filmed in Martinique between land and sea, in the heart of the mangrove tropical forest. Moving through the marshy landscapes, dancer and choreographer Rayna, a leading figure in the dancehall movement of the French West Indies, performs in a loop an extreme dance movement, the “head top”. In an inverted posture and balancing on the top of her head, her stiff body falls to the ground, establishing a form of dialogue with the surrounding natural elements. The voiceover, personified by musicians Bamao Yendé and Le Diouck, unfolds like a stream of consciousness, recounting a story that invokes a lost loved one.
Philippe Hallais (Honduras 1985, based in Paris), known as Low Jack, is a French electronic music artist and composer born in 1985 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and living in Paris. He has released seven albums and co-directed Éditions Gravats from 2014 to 2021. His performances include collaborations with diverse artists such as Ghédalia Tazartès, Lala &ce, Mediengruppe Bitnik!, Lina Lapelytè, and Cécilia Bengolea. In 2021, he wrote and directed the musical Baiser Mortel presented at the Bourse de Commerce-Pinault Collection.
Invernomuto Italian artistic duo founded in 2003 by Simone Bertuzzi (Piacenza, 1983) and Simone Trabucchi (Piacenza, 1983). Both artists also develop individual lines of research, with the musical projects Palm Wine and STILL. Recent shows include: CCS Bard, New York; Pinksummer, Genoa; Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz; MACRO, Rome. Their work has also been exhibited at: Bourse de Commerce-Pinault Collection; 11th Liverpool Biennial; 58th Venice Biennale; Tate, London.
Invernomuto Italian artistic duo founded in 2003 by Simone Bertuzzi (Piacenza, 1983) and Simone Trabucchi (Piacenza, 1983). Both artists also develop individual lines of research, with the musical projects Palm Wine and STILL. Recent shows include: CCS Bard, New York; Pinksummer, Genoa; Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz; MACRO, Rome. Their work has also been exhibited at: Bourse de Commerce-Pinault Collection; 11th Liverpool Biennial; 58th Venice Biennale; Tate, London.
Selected Filmography
2022 Empire 2020; 2021 Grito – Las Brisas de Febrero; 2018 Calendoola; 2017 Picò: Un parlante de Africa en America; Vers l’Europa deserta, Terra Incognita; 2016 Negu; Calendoola; 2015 Malù – Lo Stereotipo della Venere Nera in Italia; 2014 Negus – Remembering a Night in Shasha
2022 Empire 2020; 2021 Grito – Las Brisas de Febrero; 2018 Calendoola; 2017 Picò: Un parlante de Africa en America; Vers l’Europa deserta, Terra Incognita; 2016 Negu; Calendoola; 2015 Malù – Lo Stereotipo della Venere Nera in Italia; 2014 Negus – Remembering a Night in Shasha