Mali Movies

  • 2013
    O Sembene!

    O Sembene!

    O Sembene!

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    Meeting of two greats, Cissé's tribute to the dean of African cinema is without discours, without pathos. It is the one returned by his mini...

    O Sembene!
  • 2012
    Djeneba: A Minyanka Woman of Southern Mali

    Djeneba: A Minyanka Woman of Southern Mali

    Djeneba: A Minyanka Woman of Southern Mali

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    Djeneba is a mother of nine children living in Kadioloko, southern Mali. Since her husband left the family some years ago Djeneba and her children...

    Djeneba: A Minyanka Woman of Southern Mali
  • 2012
    Hamou-Beya, Sand Fishers

    Hamou-Beya, Sand Fishers

    Hamou-Beya, Sand Fishers

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    The Bozo of Mali are people of the water. For generations, they have lived along the banks of the Niger river, fishing for their livelihood. But...

    Hamou-Beya, Sand Fishers
  • 2007
    Ra, la réparatrice

    Ra, la réparatrice

    Ra, la réparatrice

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    In the busy streets of Bamako, a young woman, about 25 years old, repairs generators. Engaged to be married, Ra does "a man's job" and supervises a...

    Ra, la réparatrice
  • 2009
    The Principal’s Fight

    The Principal’s Fight

    The Principal’s Fight

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    The Principal’s Fight examines the case of Community School, Sector II, Sabalibougou and the struggles of Negueting Traore and his fellow...

    The Principal’s Fight
  • 2008
    Echagh (The Well)

    Echagh (The Well)

    Echagh (The Well)

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    Echagh (The Well) is a research film on a Tuareg Fraction called Igorareine. They live in a locality called Echgah situated to 40 km in the northest...

    Echagh (The Well)
  • 1939
    Under the Black Masks

    Under the Black Masks

    Under the Black Masks

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    This ethnographic short portrays a ritual using masks among the Dogon people of Mali.

    Under the Black Masks
  • 2001
    Only Quality Matters

    Only Quality Matters

    Only Quality Matters

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    This film highlights the ongoing transformation of the Malian society moving into the era of modernity and globalisation. It portrays a Malian woman...

    Only Quality Matters
  • 1989
    Salif Keita: Destiny of a Noble Outcast

    Salif Keita: Destiny of a Noble Outcast

    Salif Keita: Destiny of a Noble Outcast

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    A child with albinism is often regarded in traditional societies as a curse on their family. Salif Keita, born from a noble lineage of Mali, lived in...

    Salif Keita: Destiny of a Noble Outcast
  • 1992
    Dakar-Bamako

    Dakar-Bamako

    Dakar-Bamako

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    The Bamako Express takes more than 36 hours to connect Dakar to Bamako, about 1200 kilometers. During this crossing from West to East, multiple...

    Dakar-Bamako
  • 1969
    Postgraduate

    Postgraduate

    Postgraduate

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    Postgraduate
  • 1990
    Mamy Wata

    Mamy Wata

    Mamy Wata

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    1968: Justin Ohounou is the Minister of the Interior Department. He is involved in scheming with a corrupt business man. His goal is to eliminate by...

    Mamy Wata
  • 1997
    Inagina: The Last House of Iron

    Inagina: The Last House of Iron

    Inagina: The Last House of Iron

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    Swiss archaeologist Eric Huysecom and cameraman Bernard Augustoni work with 13 master smelters to recreate the building of a traditional furnace for...

    Inagina: The Last House of Iron
  • 1983
    Tracking the Pale Fox: Studies on the Dogon

    Tracking the Pale Fox: Studies on the Dogon

    Tracking the Pale Fox: Studies on the Dogon

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    This film tells with verve and a touch of self-irony the history of research on the Dogon since the famous 1931 expedition of Marcel Griaule. The...

    Tracking the Pale Fox: Studies on the Dogon
  • 1989
    The Legend of Ségou

    The Legend of Ségou

    The Legend of Ségou

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    The wise masters tell the King of Ségou of the birth of a boy constituting a threat to his power. In Macina, not far from Ségou,...

    The Legend of Ségou
  • 1998
    Aphrodite: The Garden of Perfumes

    Aphrodite: The Garden of Perfumes

    Aphrodite: The Garden of Perfumes

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    The story of Aphrodite from her birth and her relationship with the other gods of Greek mythology.

    Aphrodite: The Garden of Perfumes
  • 1978
    Maria Esther: Danças Na África

    Maria Esther: Danças Na África

    Maria Esther: Danças Na África

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    This film follows Maria Esther, Jose Agrippino's partner, as she falls into a trance; the film takes place in the day-to-day setting of a room...

    Maria Esther: Danças Na África
  • 1973
    Five Days in a Life

    Five Days in a Life

    Five Days in a Life

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    "Cinq jours d’une vie" is about a young man, N'Tji, orphaned at an early age, who lives under the supervision of his uncle. He is sent to...

    Five Days in a Life
  • 1960
    Demain à Nanguila

    Demain à Nanguila

    Demain à Nanguila

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    Young Moussa left his native village of Nanguila to succeed in Bamako. But in the capital, he only lived on the cheap and even ended up in a...

    Demain à Nanguila