Mamadou SAMASSA, United States, 2022 SYNOPSIS Ibrahima Sylla is an undeniable icon of African music worldwide. A Senegalese producer of African and Afro-Latin music, he is the founder of Syllart Records, a label that could be compared to STAX, BLUE NOTE, or TAMLA...
Serge KOUACOU, Côte d’Ivoire, 2024 SYNOPSIS This documentary film immerses us in a world of chaos, where tradition and religion claim ownership of knowledge, politics and local residents shift blame onto one another, and victims grieve their lost loved ones....
S. Bernard YAMEOGO, Kodini Alphonse SANOU, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS On September 5, 1932, the colony of Haute-Volta was abolished. His Majesty the Moogh Naaba Kom II strongly opposed this decision and, in 1938, initiated efforts for its restoration. After his death...
Claude PFAFFMANN, France, 2024 SYNOPSISArno, the main character, is a mobile sawyer and a nomadic lumberjack. A skilled educator, he has a deep respect for trees and forests. As he goes about his sawing and logging activities, renowned experts provide insight into...
Issa TIENDREBEOGO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISThe Bôro, a Toussian fetish, possesses its children—they emerge from the bush, moving and crying out to deliver a message. The Dozos offer water to the ancestors on various sacred altars, pleading for the mercy of gods and...
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