African Shorts

Synopsis
A compilation of three short films.
Language
English
Country
Senegal
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 69 min.
Availability
Sale; 2001 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)
Subjects
Development studies; Media studies
Keywords
cinema - Africa; developing countries

Credits

Director
Mohamed Camara; Moussa Yoro Bathily; Ousmane Sembéne

Sections

Title
Denko
Synopsis
1: (d. Mohamed Camara, 1992, 21 min., France/Guinea). Mariama is a poor woman whose son Bilaly is blind. Both are rejected by fellow villagers. One day Mariama saves a drowning man, Samba, who turns out to be an albino with healing powers. He offers to he

Title
Certificate of destitution
Synopsis
2: (d. Moussa Yoro Bathily, 1982, 35 min., Senegal). A woman takes her sick child to hospital in Dakar. The woman is very poor, but, before giving free treatment, the hospital authorities demand to see a 'certificate of poverty'. Unable to cope with a hea

Title
Borom Sarratt
Synopsis
3: (d. Ousmane Sembéne, 1963, 18 min., France/Senegal). The director is a radical political artist who uses film to contribute to progressive social change. His first film uses a mixture of documentary techniques and fiction to tell the story of a young c

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email
video.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7957 8957
Fax
020 7957 8968
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
 

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