World premiere movie essay AI: African Intelligence by Manthia Diawara

on the Berlinale 2023, International Filmfestspiele

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Rituals of possession, science and artificial intelligence all seek ways to getting a grip on reality. During a scientist in residency with Diawara, Raoul Frese comes to realise the depth of loss due to the prominence of technology, the opacity of knowledge and N’dep ceremony. Filmed at the village of Yene, Senegal and Amsterdam at Vrije Universiteit the Netherlands. With: Mère-Bi (Marymata Seck), Diyé Dia, Makhou Lebougui, Jean-Paul Colleyn Produced by Maumaus and Gluon.