Stéphane Ducandas' goal was nothing less than to capture the soul of the Cape Verde Islands in photographs. Stéphane is a New Caledonian and spent his childhood in Africa. For him, the trip to Cape Verde is also a journey back to his roots. His aim is to explore the landscapes of the archipelago by land and by air. The bird's-eye view is provided by Englishman Richard Meredith-Hardy. With a flight over Everest to his name, he's considered the most fearless ultralight pilot in the world. To fly Stéphane around, he's brought his FIB, a flying inflatable boat. Together they land on secluded beaches in defiance of the relentless winds.

Their journey takes them from the main island of Santiago to São Vicente, Santo Antão and Sal. Along the way they meet guitar makers and musicians, distillers and fishermen. For Stéphane, every encounter is like a gem: "What I'm really looking for in my photography is an exchange. Commonalities. A half-hour or an hour experiencing people's everyday life with them." People like Kabungo in Tarrafal, whose surfing school for youths he joins for day, thereby plunging not only into their lives, but also his own past. "When I'm shooting pictures, I re-live a lot of feelings from little moments in my childhood. The picture itself comes at the end. It's almost an afterthought."

"Over the Islands of Africa" is a five-part documentary series about the islands of Africa. We accompany five renowned photographers, who discover for us country, people and culture of the islands: Zanzibar, Mauritius, Madagascar, Cape Verde and Sao Tomé - by land, by water and in the air. The app contains the 43minutes documentary "Cape Verde", as well as many impressive photographs that have been taken during the film shooting on the island. 

Features
* Full-length documentary by Christian Schidlowski (43 minutes!)
* Photographs of Stéphane Ducandas
* Making-of Gallery
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Südwestrundfunk

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ARTE

supported by
MEDIA Programms der Europäischen Union