Yaaba [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]

France released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Deleted Scenes, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, SYNOPSIS: The title of the Burkina Faso-produced Yaaba translates to 'Grandmother.' That character, played by Fatimata Sanga, has been accused of witchcraft by her village. In fact, Sanga is a kindly, serene old woman, perhaps the wisest person in the community. Only Bila (Noufou Ouedraogo), a troubled and troublesome young boy, is respectful of her. Though he isn't related to her in any way, he regards her as his grandmother, and addresses her as such. When Bila's cousin, Nopoko (Roukietou Barry), falls ill, a medicine man insists that Yaaba has stolen the girl's soul. Though it is she who undergoes a grueling journey to find a medicine that will cure the girl, the villagers are still convinced that she is a sorceress of some sort. Only after Yaaba's death do we discover why her neighbors fear and despise her so-and, on a happier note, we are assured that the love and wisdom that 'Yaaba' has invested in Bila and Nopoko will live on as long as they do. Yaaba was the 1989 winner of the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival,

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Wim Vandekeybus Dance & Short Fiction Films - 3-DVD Box Set ( In Spite of Wishing and Wanting / Body / Body on the wall / Blush | Silver | Dust | La Mentira | Roseland | Inasmuch | [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Netherlands ]

Netherlands released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Dutch ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: 3-DVD Set, Box Set, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Documentary, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS:

Blush (2005)

In May and June of 2004 Wim Vandekeybus shot a 52-minute feature based on his successful performance Blush. Carried by the music of David Eugene Edwards and Woven Hand and with texts by the Flemish author Peter Verhelst, Blush is a dazzling voyage swinging between the heavenly landscapes of Corsica and the slummiest depths of Brussels. It is an exploration of the savage subconscious, of mythical forests, of conflicting instincts, of imagination, where the body has reasons unknown to the mind. In dance sequences of attraction, confrontation and repulsion the performers take on animal metamorphoses...



IN SPITE OF WISHING AND WANTING (2002)

In creating this piece, Wim Vandekeybus worked in close collaboration with composer David Byrne, primarily known as co-founder of the Talking Heads, and with an all-male company. Vandekeybus says: ' In Spite of Wishing and Wanting is about how it is impossible to explain your deepest wish or desire... But in your dreams and sleep, your deepest wishes and fears can be expressed.' Vandekeybus' style is known for its high adrenaline and genuine sense of jeopardy, with a dance vocabulary drawn from everyday movement. These elements are all contained in this video that also marks a new departure for Vandekeybus in its exploration of the different tensions, responses, emotions and energy generated by a single-sex cast. Poetic and passionate, In Spite of Wishing and Wanting is a power

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