I Bring What I Love: Youssou Ndour
NEW DOCS
Noted by Time Magazine as one of the world’s one hundred most influential people, Youssou Ndour is beloved around the globe as a musician, vocalist, and social activist. Ndour is also a Senegalese Muslim, and Chai Vasarhelyi’s film is a document of the making of Egypt, Ndour’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning album devoted to his faith, and the tour supporting it. With a sound unlike his traditional Afro-Cuban pop, Egypt drew controversy to the popular performer, in particular from conservative Muslim critics who took issue with his decision to release the album during Ramadan. An engrossing performer known to most Western audiences as a collaborator with Peter Gabriel and other World Music artists, Ndour makes for a compelling documentary subject, as we follow him from the thrall of a stadium filled with fans to modest moments with family and friends. I Bring What I Love is a portrait of an artist interpreting, and inviting, dedication. TM
Director
Chai Vasarhelyi
Producer
Chai Vasarhelyi
Editors
Jonathan Oppenheim, Fernando Villena
Cinematographers
Scott Duncan, Nick Doob, Jojo Pennebaker, Hugo Berkeley
Release Year
2008
Festival Year
2009
Country
United States
Run Time
102 minutes