And so angels die, As dreams fall under the burden of life Life, cruel, sensual, beautiful as a flute's song Disappearing in the distance. And so angels die Shrouded in their innocence Their hair to the wind. And so angels die Marveling at the silver river Eternal angels, furtive angels In a lightening flash. Famous angels, forgotten angels This ode is for all of you. A Senegalese man living in Paris with his French wife and children receives a letter from his father back home saying he has arranged for him to take a second wife. The man's indecision outrages his French wife and leads to the end of his marriage, his return to Senegal and his reflection about how his life has ended up. An example of uniquely personal filmmaking. An experimental narrative about a Senegalese poet confronting the cross-cultural and psychological pressures of being at home neither in Europe nor in Africa. Moussa Sène Absa's latest work pushes the formal boundaries of African cinema to explore the complex interplay of history and psychology in contemporary Africa. What is perhaps most surprising is that this creative freedom was won precisely by working within the constraints of new low-budget video technology. 56 minutes, 2001, Senegal Director: Moussa Sene Absa In French and Wolof with English subtitles