Spell Reel - 2017

Spell Reel 2017 Directed by Filipa César

The first image is in black and white, upside down and projected into a black box that then becomes the frame. It now hovers like a time capsule near a man’s face. He looks down, listening in on a female guerrilla fighter and translating her words from Fulani. Within the capsule, money is counted and paid out as a new currency, the numbers of the years run backwards in the black box. A 16-mm film glides through the man's hands and is transferred to a laptop screen frame by frame.

Country Portugal

Production Countries France , Germany , Guinea-Bissau , Portugal

Language Portuguese

Spoken Languages English , French , Fulah

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Spectre Productions

Release Date 12 February 2017

96 mins