I had no other choice than to jump from one pile to the other, as there was nothing in between
Even before the screening, this film draws attention for two reasons. First, the length of its title, secondly, its use of the African Wolof language. The Danish documentary helps viewers learn about a distant Gambian community, a culture based on different tenets than its European counterparts.
Gitte Villesen
Gitte Villesen was born in 1965 in Denmark. She lives and works in Copenhagen and Berlin. Villesen was a literature student at the University in Copenhagen and graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art in the same city. She has been organizing her own exhibitions since 1994 and is also active in group projects. Her works have shown all around the world.
Selected filmography
2003 Solveig (co-dir., video, short)
2007 In a Silent Movie (video, short)
2012 Nie mam innego wyjścia, jak skakać z jednej sterty na drugą tak, jakby między nimi była pustka / I had no other choice than to jump from one pile to the other, as there was nothing in between (doc., short)