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