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This documentary film, which will be screened in the original version (in English) at the Pierre Bergé auditorium within this Museum, was presented as a world premiere at the “Sundance Film Festival” (USA) on January 21, 2023, and screened at the “Sundance Film Festival” (USA) on January 21, 2023. Hot Docs International Film Festival” (Canada) on May 2, 2023, as well as during the “Tribecca Film Festival” (USA) on June 13, 2023, indicates a press release from the Yves Saint Laurent Museum – Marrakech.
In this 115-minute film, co-director Bethann Hardison, a fashion leader and revolutionary for more than five decades, reflects on her journey as a pioneering model, modeling agent and early African-American activist .
Yves Saint Laurent was one of the first couturiers to invite models of African and Asian origin to present his collections, including Katoucha Niane, Mounia Orosemane, Amalia Vairelli, Iman and Naomi Campbell, recalls the same source.
The designer has always been very attached to Africa, a great source of inspiration for him throughout his life. He also contributed to the entry of African women into the temple of haute couture.
“The Yves Saint Laurent Museum is pleased to be associated this year again with the International Fair of Contemporary Art from Africa and its Diaspora (1-54), which will take place in Marrakech from Thursday February 8 to Sunday February 11 next,” reads the press release.
And the same source continues that the Jardin Majorelle and the Jardin Majorelle Foundation are also delighted to celebrate this year the 100 years of the Garden, a century of brilliance since 1924 where history, nature, culture mingle in a enchanting painting.
This centenary will be celebrated with exhibitions, meetings, conferences, concerts, and screenings for a unique experience in a legendary place recognized worldwide, the press release concludes.
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