Rewind & Play

Synopsis

1969, Thelonious Monk arrives in Paris. Before his evening concert, he recorded a program for French TV. The rushes we found show us him rare, close, in the grip of the violent factory of stereotypes from which he tries to escape.

Director Biography

The Franco-Senegalese filmmaker Alain Gomis studied art history at the Sorbonne (France). He made his directorial debut in 2002 with L’AFRANCE, a film about the struggles of migrants in France which won a Silver Leopard award at the Locarno Film Festival. His film ANDALUCIA was shown at the Venice Film Festival in 2012. AUJOURD’HUI (TEY), shown in competition at the Berlinale, won a Golden Stalion at Fespaco.