Dankumba
Synopsis
Dankumba indicates the name of a rite carried out by the children in the region of Kayes, in Mali. It also means the public place dedicated to sacrifices and the offerings, limited space where converge numerous roads. This movie is the stake in images of the moment when the man submits himself to a faith and to its practice.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriter : Bakary Diallo
- Director of Photography : Sylvain Briend
- Music Composer : Pacifique (Groupe)
- Editors : Bakary Diallo, Frédéric Dupont
- Sound recordist : Assetou Doucouré
- Production Manager : Jacky Lautem
- Sound editor : Aurélie Valentin
- Sound Mixer : Jérémy Morelle
- Still Photographer : Sabine Zaalene
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Research - Experimental
- Themes : Sociology, Spiritualité
- Production language : Bambara
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 12 min 25 seconds
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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