Synopsis
Trapped on a 19th century cotton plantation in
South Carolina, a group of slaves lose their hope. Can a ‘flying lie’ bring faith
and salvation to those who have
none?
Long Synopsis
This poetic film is a cinematic adaptation
of a magical folktale, which uses the
period of American slavery, as a stage to show how people can survive and overcome the most extreme experiences by the power of their own will. In the
film, a group of slaves on a South Carolina cotton plantation learn that people in Africa practice magic,
and have developed the ability to fly. This idea of transcendence is a necessity
for human existence in times when there is nothing else to believe in. Here,
our protagonist holds on to his magical belief, and it changes the group’s shackled lives.
