THE LITTLE GIRL WHO SOLD THE SUN (on CINE-FILE Chicago)

This week at CINE-FILE Chicago, I wrote about Djibril Diop Mambéty's wonderful short film, the posthumously released THE LITTLE GIRL WHO SOLD THE SUN. Mambéty is celebrated as a surrealist, an original and an innovator—at once a great modern griot and avant-garde poet. However, this one's as simple, linear, and playful as a folk tale. I suppose it might shatter some preconceptions about Third World cinema. It is also a display of some of the finest smiles in cinema history. To read my review, head over to CINE-FILE Chicago.