A filmmaker follows an invisible missionary as he wanders between villages in Guinea-Bissau, witnessing the country's chaotic operational impasse, which in turn is fixed by the people's determination to win through labour. With images ...See moreA filmmaker follows an invisible missionary as he wanders between villages in Guinea-Bissau, witnessing the country's chaotic operational impasse, which in turn is fixed by the people's determination to win through labour. With images filmed with a mobile phone device in the cities of Lagos (Nigeria), Berlin, Lisbon, São Tomé Island and Guinea-Bissau, in Contemplation Deadlock Attempt I glimpse a cynically commented immersive character trait. I'm interested in better understanding the layers of Bissau-Guinean society, but showing that my body in transit - or, on the move - is also an archival body that documents the world without evading itself from it. Written by
Welket Bungué
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