WATER GET NO ENEMY
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UNSURFED AFGHANISTAN
Auditorium du Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
Auditorium du Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
As part of the Rencontres Urbaines de Nancy,
Around The Waves and the city of Nancy offer you a surfing evening, around documentaries:
WATER GET NO ENEMY + UNSURFED AFGHANISTAN
Thursday, August 26th, 2021 at 6:30 pm in the auditorium of the Musée des Beaux-Arts.
the film
WATER GET NO ENEMY
46 minutes – 2021 (France)
Trailer : https://youtu.be/FOTScyn5ia4
Directed by Arthur Bourbon and written by Damien Castera
Executive producers: Franck Corbery and Morgan le Faucheur
Co-produced by Hand Studio & Almo Film
In June 2018, professional surfers Damien Castera and Arthur Bourbon flew to Liberia, one of the poorest countries in the world. For their film “Water Get No Enemy“ they met the first generation of surfers in the country.
Among them are former child soldiers who, 15 years after the end of the civil war, want to rebuild themselves thanks to surfing.
In the 1990s and 2000s, most street children had no choice but to join the «Demon Forces» of ex-warlord Charles Taylor. Combatants, ammunition carriers, servants, cooks or sex slaves, they were thousands of children recruited by the various warring factions.
At a time when Ellen John-son-Sirleaf, Nobel Peace Prize winner and first woman elected president in Africa, handed over power to George Weah, former best football player in the world, what about the situation in Liberia?
Damien and Arthur went to meet war children who in some areas of the country had swapped their assault rifles for surfboards. The idea: share these waves with the first generation of surfers in Liberia.
opening
UNSURFED AFGHANISTAN
29 min - 2018 - vostfr
Trailer: https://youtu.be/ia2wh46wfog
Directed by Nico Walz and produced by Afridun Amu and Nico Walz (Germany)
Filmed on three continents, Unsurfed Afghanistan is a documentary following Afridun's journey to his native country with the help of some river surfers to find waves and bring some joy to the locals.
The group faces constant challenges during their 10-day journey, from raging whitewater to culture shock.
Their mission uncovers a long-lost mystique in a country plagued by conflict.
Infos
Thursday, August 26th, 2021
6:30 pm - Free
Auditorium of the Nancy Musée des Beaux-Arts.
No reservation required, subject to availability.
Evening event as part of the Rencontres Urbaines de Nancy.
"RUN (Rencontres Urbaines de Nancy) was born from a statement: who can still miss urban cultures?
Dynamic and influential, in all fields - art, music, lifestyle, sports - they inspire and make people dream.
Numbers of festivals are held in France and in Europe today, bringing together different generations and various audiences.
However, an event capable of bringing together this milieu, these urban culture circles, around long-term reflections, is still missing."
It is this summer 2021 that everything begins.
The zero edition welcomes you: exhibitions, concerts, screenings, meetings await you.
Come and discover them!
The program: www.run.nancy.fr
Auditorium du musée des Beaux-Arts,
3 Place Stanislas,
54000 Nancy