

Cinema is Magic
2023, English. Directed by Silvia Voser.
If you want to know it all, you’ll shatter magic. Cinema is magic.
Cinema is Magic offers a rare insight into the filmmaking process of one of African cinema’s foremost directors Djibril Diop Mambéty. Interspersed with clips from his films, Mambety poetically discusses his deep love of cinema and philosophical approach to life and making art. Director Silvia Voser, had a long-standing working relationship with Mambéty having worked as a producer on Le Franc (1994). Her documentary captures the auteur’s hopeful outlook on cinema and its infinite possibilities.
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- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 15 October 2023
- Original title
- Le cinéma c'est de la magie
- Country
- France, Senegal, Switzerland
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Cinema is Magic isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 October 2023. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Cinema is Magic?
Cinema is Magic (2023) was directed by Silvia Voser and stars Djibril Diop Mambéty.