Garibou

Seydou Cissé, Mali, 2023SYNOPSIS
In the marketplace of a Malian village, Baillo, a young “Garibou,” begs daily on behalf of the moualim. In the evening, the moualim instills terror among the students of his Quranic school. To escape this tyranny, Baillo retreats into his imagination. But when his barely six-year-old brother, Sékou, joins him, nothing can distract him from the harsh reality of their condition.

BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Seydou Cissé is a graduate of the Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains and the Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Bamako. In his work, he tackles societal taboos in Africa while playing with the conventions of cinema. He is the creator of Faraw ka taama (documentary short, 2012), Taamaden (documentary feature, 2021), and Garibou (fictional short with animation, 2023).