DEUP

Deup is a short documentary film, offering a glimpse into a community in Senegal where lives are lived within an ancient soundworld and where music, rhythm and ritual are the fabric of collective experience. Guided by composer Lamine Sonko and the cultural elders of his community, the film is a non-linear mosaic of moments, illuminating the cosmic and metaphysical nature of ancient musical spheres.

Oumy Sene

Bouly Sonko

Medoune Khouli Fall

Doudou Rose Thioune

Lamine Sonko

DIRECTOR / COMPOSER: LAMINE SONKO

Lamine Sonko is a guewel descendant of the Sing Sing clan and Korings of Kaabu, and a member of the Serer, Wolof and Mandinko cultural communities of Senegal. As a guewel his role is to be a keeper and communicator of history, customs, rituals and sacred knowledge through music, dance and storytelling. His artistic practice and research is informed by a lifetime of learning embodied cultural knowledge within his community. Lamine approaches his creative work and research from an ancient African integrated cosmovision perspective while aligning multi-artform expressions and cultural patterns within this philosophy. As a composer, director and multi-instrumentalist he explores new ways to present and re-imagine the traditional African, contemporary and traditional synthesis in the arts. He has arranged and recorded award-winning music and has presented and performed throughout Australia and internationally.

PRODUCER / DoP / EDITOR: OLIVE MOYNIHAN

Olive Moynihan is a producer of interdisciplinary art and design collaborations and an emerging film maker. Since 2018 she has worked closely with Lamine Sonko in the development and production of theatre, music and film for the 13:12 project. She has travelled extensively throughout West Africa documenting arts and cultural traditions through film and sound recordings. Her background in Anthropology and Community Development and her creative partnerships have grounded her with a unique understanding of how to nurture powerful transformative creativity that articulates an authentic and self-determined voice through the arts. She is committed to supporting valuable insights and diverse forms of consciousness that promote cultural knowledge and enable social connection and belonging.

Director / Composer: Lamine Sonko

Cultural Elders: Oumy Sene, Bouly Sonko, Medoune Khouli Fall, Doudou Rose Thioune

Featuring Artists:

Ady Thioune, Assy M’baye, Matar M’baye, Abdoulaye Sonko, Thialan Sene, Abdoulaye Tamba, Ibrahima Thiakaba, Mbacke Thioune

Producer / Director of Photography / Editor: Olive Moynihan

Associate producer: Sophia Kostava

Camera Operator: Babacar Mbaye

Assistant Camera Operator: Libasse Niang

Research strategy & advisor: Sue Clark

Musicians: Issa N'dour, Anita Quayle, Tamara Murphy, Ernie Gruner

Sound engineers: Paco Mbaye, Thomas ‘Soup’ Campbell

Sound design: Roger Alsop

Colour grade and mastering: Post Lab IO

Dialogue Editor: Doron Kipen ASSG

Sound Fx Edit, Re- Recording Mixer: Josh Walker

Runtime: 30 minutes

Original Language: Wolof and English

Subtitles: English

Filming Location: Senegal

Year: 2021