Jean-Michel Basquiat’s voyage of spiritual atonement to the Ivory Coast shortly before his death is the inspiration for Ivoirian Philippe Lacôte’s To Repel Ghosts, a captivating re-enactment of the artist’s experience.

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Contemporary World Cinema

To Repel Ghosts (African Metropolis)

Philippe Lacôte

Playing as part of To Repel Ghosts: Urban Tales from the African Continent

Jean-Michel Basquiat's voyage of spiritual atonement to the Ivory Coast shortly before his death is the inspiration for Ivoirian Philippe Lacôte's To Repel Ghosts, a captivating re-enactment of the artist's experience.

Rasha Salti

Year
2013
Runtime
20 min
Language
Nouchi, French
Country
Côte d'Ivoire
Principal Cast
Alexandre Desane, Abdoul Karim Konaté, Adélaïde Ouattara
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Screenings

Thu Sep 05

Jackman Hall

Regular
Fri Sep 06

TIFF Bell Lightbox 5

P & I
Sat Sep 07

Jackman Hall

Regular