Kings of the Wind & Electric Queens
NEW DOCS
“Roll up, Roll up! Our circus has come to you!” With these words, a carnival barker in Sonepur, India, invites us to experience the exotic delights of the town’s annual fair. This hallucinogenic film spirits us through the day’s frenzied preparations: an elephant is scrubbed clean in the river, horses race down dusty roads at breakneck speeds, and a rickety wooden velodrome is constructed. As day turns to night, the primal beat of music hypnotizes. We follow the camera backstage, through a warren of corrugated steel, where young dancers apply makeup and old men worry if their generators can provide enough power. Kings of the Wind & Electric Queens is an expertly helmed menagerie of sensory stimulation. Colors flash, motors rev, dancers beckon, and amid the neon lights and throbbing music, the lines of fantasy and reality are blurred. RM
Directors
Cédric Dupire, Gaspard Kuentz
Producer
Jérôme Aglibert
Editor
Charlotte Tourres
Cinematographer
Cédric Dupire
Release Year
2014
Festival Year
2015
Country
France
Run Time
56 minutes
Subtitled
Yes
Premiere
US Premiere