Dakar, Streets of Dreams

Written, directed and edited by Lea Amiel
Director of photography Nicolas Libersalle

In Africa, day after day, children play football endlessly everywhere, hoping to become the next Messi or Drogba…
Last september, we were sent to Senegal in order to imagine a 2mn video that would show the passion of these kids for football and how it brings them so many things in so many levels, mostly joy in their everyday life.
During three days we worked with young talented elite players to create we hope a poetic vision about youth, football and Africa. Hope you’ll like it 😉

// Subtitles available in french an english in the Vimeo player //

Special thanks to the AS Dakar Sacré-Coeur and especially Mathieu Chupin, Benjamin Bonifas, Marc Chervaz, Hassane Fall, Gilles Emmanuel Diouf, Souwaibou, Youba and all the kids who helped us making this video.

Artistic Director : Marc Socquet
Grading : Romain Perdrigeon
Packshot VFX : Christian Belala
Sound engineer : Papis Tamsir Seck
Sound design : Studio KGB
Production : Canal+ / B.O.X
Music : Apparat – You don’t know me

Shot with Canon 5D mark III and Magic Lantern RAW, and Sony FS700 at 240 fps.