"Je reste photographe" is a first-person film, a true cross-portrait of two important figures of photography in Ivory Coast, from different generations but sharing a common passion. As a young photographer, Ananias inherits a trunk that contains a lifetime of work. That of the most significant photographer of the time of the newly independent Ivory Coast:
Paul Kodjo. Thus begins a fascinating story that will link them forever. In accepting the trunk, Ananias is obviously aware of the heavy responsibility entrusted to him by Paul Kodjo, especially as the negatives it contains are seriously damaged.
the negatives it contains are seriously damaged. An unfinished heritage given as a legacy is a part of the history of post-colonial Côte d'Ivoire that is threatened. Paul Kodjo is silently bitter and no longer believes in it, but Ananias makes it a personal story. By following Paul Kodjo, the film lifts the veil on the tumultuous course of his life.

Then young photographer, Ananias Leki Dago inherited a trunk containing the work of a lifetime, that of Paul Kodjo, the most significant photographer of the time of the newly independent Ivory Coast. It is the beginning of an exciting story that will link the lives of these two people who have in common a love for photography and the fragility of an artist's life.
I REMAIN A PHOTOGRAPHER follows Ananias according to his encounters and his travels. At the same time, he throws himself body and soul into a long work of research, reconditioning and conserving Paul Kodjo's negatives and thus lifts the veil on the tumultuous journey of this last

mit / estrelado / starring / avec
Paul Kodjo, Ananias Léki Dago

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Ananias Léki DAGO

Ivory Coast | 2022 | Feature | Feature Documentary | 1h07 | Portrait | in French

Titles | Titres :
JE RESTE PHOTOGRAPHE
I REMAIN A PHOTOGRAPHER

Type : Feature Documentary | Long métrage Documentaire
Production Country | Pays de Production : Ivory Coast | Côte d'Ivoire
Filmmaker's Country | Pays du cinéaste : Ivory Coast | Côte d'Ivoire
Filming Country | Pays de tournage : Ivory Coast | Côte d'Ivoire
Production Year | Année de production : 2022
Runtime | Durée : 67 mins (1h07)
Languages | Langues du film : French | français
Tags : Histoire, Mémoire, Colonisation, Photos


PARTICIPANTS | PARTICIPANTS :
Paul Kodjo,
Ananias Léki Dago

REGISSEUR / REALIZADOR / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATEUR :
Ananias Léki DAGO

Screenwriter | Scénariste :
Ananias Léki Dago


PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
- TSK Studios (Côte d'Ivoire)
- RTI (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Les Rencontres du Sud
- Abissia Production
- GOETHE-INSTITUT



CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
Ms. Nameita TOURÉ, Productrice || TSK Studios
Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan - Riviera Golf (Centre Commercial)
25 BP 1561 ABIDJAN 25
(+225) 27 22 43 62 48 | contact(@)tskstudios.ci



FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2023 \\\ Selection : Compétition longs-métrages documentaires || Fespaco |Ouaga (Burkina) || 25 fév. au 04 mars 2025




Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
- www.jerestephotographe.com
- https://www.tskstudios.ci/en/je-reste-photographe-2/
- https://www.tskstudios.ci/fr/je-reste-photographe/
- https://www.facebook.com/tskstudiosofficiel/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 31 May 2025