Lecture
Cinema and the emotion behind storytelling
Cinema and the emotion behind storytelling
“Cinema is the most powerful medium for communicating ideas. Beyond dialogues, images, sounds, and even silence can convey the essence of cinema to the audience,” noted veteran Mauritanian director and IFFK Lifetime Achievement Award winner Abderrahmane Sissako. He was delivering the G. Aravindan Memorial Lecture at Nila Theatre on 15 December 2025, as part of the 30th IFFK.
Sissako emphasized that in contemporary cinema, the way a film is presented often carries more significance than the idea itself. He stressed that what matters most is whether the film effectively conveys its intended subject to the audience. Reflecting on his own connection to cinema, Sissako added that the strong driving emotion behind his work is love, particularly the deep affection for his mother, which has shaped his cinematic vision.
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