Take Me Away Fast
The moto-taxis in Benin are called Zemidjahns which comes from the local language Fon and translated into English would mean "take me away fast".
We chose this as a work-in-process title for Leigh Iacobucci from Tro Tro Productions who shot a documentary by following me around digging for records and visiting musicians in Ghana and Benin last April.
Here is a 4 1/2 minute trailer that will be submitted for funding applications to PBS and Sundance, I hope one of them might be willing to sponsor the editing and post production of this documentary. If you have any suggestions for Leigh, please visit her website simply by clicking on her name and drop her a mail.
If you want to do your eyes a favor, go directly to YouTube for watching this video and click the "watch in high quality" link to the bottom right of the video screen.
A short extra clip:
21 comments:
Nice to see some action.
Hope this gets a proper post-production...
Keep on !!
Oh man! I'd love to see your travels in a film. Hope it works out.
Really looking forward to this! Nice to see you in action!
Hey Frank,
Looking forward to your party here in NYC. The trailer looks promising. What is that incredible funky track that comes on right after you say, "I'm not looking for high-life or rhumba or cha-cha"?
sick trailer frank...really hoping this all gets finished, so great to see you action! any change of learning the tune thats playing when danialou sagbohan is on screen? i know i've got it somewhere, but its driving my nuts!
The song after the scene at the radion station is "Kye Kye Pe Aware" by the Sweet Talks available on one of Soundway Records Ghana Soundz comps.
The other track in question is "Gbeto Vivi" by TP Orch. Poly Rythmo with Danialou Sagbohan on drums and vocals. He explained how the track got recorded in one take, using 2 mics and with him singing and playing drums at the same time. He's just amazing! The track is available on Soundway Records Poly Rythmo compilation.
Frank,
This is fantastic news, and it seems like it would be an ideal project for Sundance or PBS. I am psyched just seeing the trailer on Youtube. Hope you are doing well my friend, and cheers to you for all the hard work. I look forward to checking this out sometime this fall.
Best wishes, Kevin
http://eclectic-grooves.blogspot.com
Wow Frank, this is cool. Fingers crossed that post-production money comes through, and the film shows in Nottingham UK!
AMAZING! Nearly brought me to tears when you meet the musicians. This film MUST be made.
Excellent!!!! I hope to see this soon :^)
Hey Frank,
I´m Miguel, from Madrid, the one who knows Iñigo Munster. The idea for the documentary is really amazing. I´d like to offer you a proposition.
I work for the African Film Festival of Tarifa (Spain), one of the most important african festivals in the whole Europe. I´m going to spend a year in Addis Ababa, shooting a documenty about Ethiopian Runners.
What I want to say is that, if you wanna, I can fight for the film to be showed in the festival´s official competition, but firt I need to watch it. I think is a good oportunity for both of us (filmmaker and festival).
If you (or the filmmaker) are interested in this proposition, please write me a mail:
miguel@fcat.es (Festival´s mail)
You can check the festival´s page:
www.fcat.es
Nice to heard about you. I´ve been following all of the adventures you posted.
Cheers and much thanks.
Miguel Llansó.
Well done Frank,
hope to see you soon on a big screen.
good luck.
I'm following you from Italy.
see you,
borguez
Boy, do I ever identify. I sold about 100 vinyl African records about 10 years ago through the Internet along with about 500 others since I had run out of room in my NY apartment. I never thought about whether they would become available in CD. Most have never appeared to my great disappointment. One finally did and I recommend it thoroughly. It is Bembeya Jazz's African Classics, with *great* versions of Yekeke and Yarabi. Go listen to samples on amazon.com...
Looks amazing, Frank. I just discovered you blog and think its simply fantastic. I really hope this film gets the proper treatment that it most certaintly deserves. Cheers, from NC.
Im really looking forward to see this movie! i hope you post when it is in theaters!
greetings from Andreas, Denmark
My name is Raphael Frydman,
I did a documentary on Femi Kuti "Live at the Shrine" in Lagos. I am a big fan of what you done. I wanted to do a documentary on you but I see you are already doing it. Can't wait to see it. If you need any help of any type please ask, I ll be happy to do if i can.
Bless
Raphael
http://www.myspace.com/raphaelfrydman
When's the soundtrack dropping?
Great Trailer, cants wait to see the whole film.
You're making my own dreams come true.
Coming to Israel maybe?
Thanks for the music, pics and all
I want to see the movie ! I hope it gets a proper release, let us know.
Thank you ofr this fantastic blog!
PhilGood (France)
simply great and promising
i would edit it and do the whole artwork on after effects in my studio for free or very cheap...but it would have to be in Paris...who knows ?
keep on digging Frank, nice to see your face for real and puisque tu parles un peu français, bon courage et plein de réussite pour ce projet !
and big up to Leigh for having such a marvelous film idea.
i'm Nasser from France ( Paris ) ce film est excellent, j'espère le voir dans une salle un jour ou sur un dvd..bravo !
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