Dansa als esperits

  • 82'
  • Spain
  • 2010
Dance to the Spirits sketches life in the jungle of Cameroon, the practices of the medicine man Mba Owona Pierre and his enchanted picture of the world. As the jungle shrinks, many medicines are disappearing (even those not yet discovered). The film evokes questions about health, medicine and rationality. It's not the unique locations or the fascinating rituals that make the film transcend the documentary genre, but the secure camera work and beautiful rhythm.
Ricardo Íscar acquired international praise for Tierra negra (2005), which was produced in the context of the Master en Documental de Creació, where Íscar worked as lecturer. As a cameraman, he cooperated on Joaquim Jordà’s Más allá del espejo. He did the camera work for Dance to the Spirts himself. Íscar trained at the Berlin Film and Television Academy.


Director
Ricardo Íscar
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Spain
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
82'
Medium
Betacam Digi PAL
International title
Dance to the Spirits
Language
French
Producers
Dària Esteva, Pere Portabella
Production Companies
Unicamente Severo Films, Films59
Sales
Motion Pictures
Screenplay
Ricardo Íscar, Dària Esteva
Cinematography
Ricardo Íscar
Editor
Raúl Cuevas, Nuria Esquerra
Production Design
Ricardo Íscar
Sound Design
Sosthène Fokam Kamga
Cast
Mba Owona Pierre
Director
Ricardo Íscar
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Spain
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
82'
Medium
Betacam Digi PAL
International title
Dance to the Spirits
Language
French
Producers
Dària Esteva, Pere Portabella
Production Companies
Unicamente Severo Films, Films59
Sales
Motion Pictures
Screenplay
Ricardo Íscar, Dària Esteva
Cinematography
Ricardo Íscar
Editor
Raúl Cuevas, Nuria Esquerra
Production Design
Ricardo Íscar
Sound Design
Sosthène Fokam Kamga
Cast
Mba Owona Pierre