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Albert Serradó

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In the 21st century many ancestral beliefs are struggling to survive in a hostile, fast-changing world. In southeast Ivory Coast, some Akan communities still make contact with the spirits through Komians or animistic priests who go into a trance and are possessed by the spirits of the Forest and the Waters. Jean Marie Addiaffi (1941-1999), a writer and intellectual from Ivory Coast, fought to conserve the Akans’ oral literature, myths and legends, and the knowledge and uses of the plants. In the film “Return to the land of souls”, Yéo Douley, a disciple of Jean Marie Addiaffi , will set out on a journey to visit his master’s grave and carry out a ritual libation. On his travel, he will attend the initiation rites of three people chosen by the spirits and witness one of them proclaimed as the new Komian or high animistic priest. Yéo travels from Aniansé to Bettié, and Arrah where he will find other friends, some old, and may be some new. Yéo sets the meanings in the context of an everchanging environment in modern-day Africa, based on dialogues and conversations with inhabitants – some staunch defenders of these practices and others totally opposed to what they see as pagan rites with no place in 21st-century Africa. This trip forms the backbone to a story that follows the protagonist on his travels. The screenplay acts as an open tool for his experiences and leaves the door open to whatever spontaneous experiences occur during this trip. Development of the screenplay took into account how the camera approaches what is being narrated, striking the right balance and contrast between theatmosphere of the animistic experience and travelling through the country. The screenplay makes it clear that the shots of animistic rites should give the impression of glimpsing a forbidden world, by foreshortening and trying to capture the essence of the moment as closely as possible.
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Albert Serradó is known for El barón contra los Demonios (2006), Exorcio Deus Machine: La misión (1996) and Selva roja (1996).
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    El barón contra los Demonios (2006)
    El barón contra los Demonios
    4.7
    Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
    Exorcio Deus Machine: La misión (1996)
    Exorcio Deus Machine: La misión
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
    Selva roja
    Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
    Little World (2012)
    Little World
    7.6
    Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012

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    Cinematographer

    • Jan Buxaderas, Maria Morera, Biel Rossell, Zoé Arnao, Joel Cojal, Berta Rabascall, La Imèn, Aleix Otem, and Claudia Riera in Jo mai mai (2024)
      Jo mai mai
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Albert Serradó Escriu)
      • 2024–2025
    • Megamix brutal (2024)
      Megamix brutal
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Gonzo in Salvados (2008)
      Salvados
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019–2021
    • Generación.es (2019)
      Generación.es
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019–2020
    • En sèrie (2017)
      En sèrie
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Socotra, the Land of Djinns (2016)
      Socotra, the Land of Djinns
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Vampyros Jesús
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Vampyros Lesbos: Interlude in Lesbos
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • El cor
      • co-cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Fiddlers of Kalimpong (2012)
      Fiddlers of Kalimpong
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Little World (2012)
      Little World
      7.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Terra d'oportunitats
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Return to the Land of Souls (2009)
      Return to the Land of Souls
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • El llegat de la Maternitat d'Elna
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • El barón contra los Demonios (2006)
      El barón contra los Demonios
      4.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • 7 días sin ellas (2019)
      7 días sin ellas
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • La gent normal
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Komian
      • camera operator
      • 2014
    • Planeta blanc (2013)
      Planeta blanc
      7.4
      • camera operator
      • 2013
    • Actua
      TV Series
      • second camera
      • 2012–2013
    • Little World (2012)
      Little World
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • 2012
    • Return to the Land of Souls (2009)
      Return to the Land of Souls
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • (S)avis (2008)
      (S)avis
      6.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2008

    Art Director

    • Gonzo in Salvados (2008)
      Salvados
      8.3
      TV Series
      • photograph director
      • 2021–2022

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