Mario Benjamin, a documentary

Mario Benjamin, a documentary - Plot Summary

In Haiti, his country, Mario Benjamin is the leader in contemporary art. Invited to take part in major events like the Venice Biennale, Kwangju, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, and at many exhibitions in the United States, he gained international stature. But who knows him outside the small circle of professionals? This film shows us the works of Mario Benjamin, both powerful and magical and disturbing, and traces his artistic journey by bringing us into his inner world. Around an exhibition that took place in Port-au-Prince in June 2008, this charismatic man gives us his thoughts on his work and the difficulty of being an artist in the Third World.

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