Mami Wata - Neo Animism - Luck Is Alive

Luck Is Alive tells the story of an African surfer who is a believer in Animism, a sensibility prevalent among surfers throughout Africa. Animism is based on the idea that everything is sentient: that inanimate objects, plants, animals or even entities such as the ocean have a spirit or a soul, often in the sense of having ‘personhood’.
The film demonstrates an animistic sensibility through the concept of luck. The line, ‘Luck is Alive’, encapsulates this way of relating to the world: a sense of the aliveness of chance, and by believing in luck and that luck is alive, luck can lead you to be lucky.
The film features Damme Samb (21) a surfer from Dakar, Senegal a predominantly muslim country on the west coast of Africa. Damme is also a believer in Animism.
Credits
Client: Mami Wata
Director : Paul Ward
Creative Director : Peet Pienaar
Production Company : Giant Films, Stink Films
Executive Producers : Emma Lundy, Cindy Gabriel, Martina Luelsdorf, Paul Ward
Producer : Jo Barber
Story : Peet Pienaar
Researcher : Hana Sho
Director of Photography : Deon van Zyl
Production Art Director : Peet Pienaar & Wendy Frederiksson
Costume Design : Peet Pienaar & Wendy Frederiksson
Underwater Cameraman : Calvin Thompson
Senegal Service Company : Senegal Fixers
Senegal Producer :Meissa Seck
Equipment : Panavision
CAST
Surfer : Damme Samb
Voice : Damme Samb
POST PRODUCTION
Editor : Xander van der
Editing Company : Strangelove
Post Producer: Bevil Schwartz
Grade : Company 3
Colourist : Joseph Bicknell
Online : Charmaine Greyling
VFX Co :Tetaki Studios
VFX Artist: Gavin Coetzee
Animation : Mami Wata Creative
Composer : Mario Batkovic
Music Supervision & Sound design : BDS
Additional Music : Amery GG, Brick

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Love love love this! 💛🎲🙌

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Yew🤙🏾🏄🏾‍♀️🌞. Stellar artistic visuals. Mami Wata love from America!

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I've watched this at least 5x..just incredible ..love from NYC!

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WOW WOW WOW!!!!

[@chanellenaidoo2707]

Absolutely incredible! One of my fave short films!

[@eldente]

beautiful! Ramadan Mubarak

[@AdilMinocherhomjee]

beautiful

[@bryanedwards1911]

Amazing. I was transfixed from start to finish.

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I felt during this. 🧦🧦

[@PsychotropicShaman]

visual masterpiece

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The visuals are 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Driftwood]

Truly beautiful work

[@jika1253]

WoW !
Terrible ! Beauty !

[@MKrugz]

Where is this shot? Senegal? It's amazing!

[@mamiwatasurf5787]

Hey Marc, yes correct, it was shot in Senegal.

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Lailahaillallah Muhammad Rasulullah

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This is purely amazing 🥹