Chai Vasarhelyi’s award-winning film ‘Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love’ to open at Paris Theatre in Manhattan on June 12, 2009 as well as BAM Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn , it was announced today by Ken Eisen, president of Shadow Distribution.
The award-winning film is a music-infused cinematic journey about the power of one man’s voice to inspire change. Youssou Ndour is the highest selling African artist of all time and has collaborated with musical superstars Bono, Neneh Cherry and Peter Gabriel. At home in Senegal , the Grammy-award winning artist is an inspiration for generations. The film chronicles Ndour, a devout Sufi Muslim, as he releases a deeply personal and religious album called Egypt in the hope of promoting a tolerant face of Islam. Almost instantly, his fellow Senegalese reject the album, and denounce his actions as blasphemous. Director Chai Vasarhelyi follows Ndour for over two years – filming in Africa, Europe, and America – to tell the story of how he faces these challenges and eventually wins over audiences both at home and abroad.
