A film by Marie France Annasse
It all begins with an old photograph: Eugénie, Marie-France's great-grandmother from northern France. “Le Facteur de géants (The giant-maker)” takes us into the region's popular tradition of giants parading through festive processions.
As a little girl, Eugénie dreamed of creating a giant of her own. She built a papier-mâché model and hid inside it a newspaper page bearing a map of India.She hoped that the giants' postman would allow her creation to join the village procession.
One day, as a mother of twelve children, Eugénie rediscovers the model. She shows it to her children – and, through their astonished eyes, something magical happens: the model comes to life. Eugénie's giant, brought to life by a magical breath, joins Ayyanar, the village deity of southern India, surrounded by the mighty Munis.
The film celebrates childhood dreams, the power of passing traditions down through generations, the memory of our origins, and the wonder that emerges when worlds meet.
The music for “Le Facteur de géants” was composed and performed by Bornholm-based Jan Paul.
The film will be followed by a presentation of the illustrated book “Elements of Watson’s” The book traces how a colonial-era novelty became the world’s most prolific film industry.
Marie-France Annasse weaves paper, colour and words into a quiet act of resistance against silence. With roots in France and India, she opens doors to a forgotten heritage. Her works – talismanic shirts, embroidered pages, films and books – bear traces of what has remained unspoken, finally allowing it to speak.
🗓️: Friday, 20th Nov
⏱️: 18:00 - 19:30
📍: urbz, Room No.1, Third Floor, Pasco Patil Chawl, Dharavi Koliwada
Free entry. See you there!
A film by Marie France Annasse
It all begins with an old photograph: Eugénie, Marie-France's great-grandmother from northern France. “Le Facteur de géants (The giant-maker)” takes us into the region's popular tradition of giants parading through festive processions.
As a little girl, Eugénie dreamed of creating a giant of her own. She built a papier-mâché model and hid inside it a newspaper page bearing a map of India.She hoped that the giants' postman would allow her creation to join the village procession.
One day, as a mother of twelve children, Eugénie rediscovers the model. She shows it to her children – and, through their astonished eyes, something magical happens: the model comes to life. Eugénie's giant, brought to life by a magical breath, joins Ayyanar, the village deity of southern India, surrounded by the mighty Munis.
The film celebrates childhood dreams, the power of passing traditions down through generations, the memory of our origins, and the wonder that emerges when worlds meet.
The music for “Le Facteur de géants” was composed and performed by Bornholm-based Jan Paul.
The film will be followed by a presentation of the illustrated book “Elements of Watson’s” The book traces how a colonial-era novelty became the world’s most prolific film industry.
Marie-France Annasse weaves paper, colour and words into a quiet act of resistance against silence. With roots in France and India, she opens doors to a forgotten heritage. Her works – talismanic shirts, embroidered pages, films and books – bear traces of what has remained unspoken, finally allowing it to speak.
🗓️: Friday, 20th Nov
⏱️: 18:00 - 19:30
📍: urbz, Room No.1, Third Floor, Pasco Patil Chawl, Dharavi Koliwada
Free entry. See you there!
Venue
urbz Office, Dharavi