Sigui 67 : L'Enclume de Yougo

A Short film of

Jean Rouch

Produced by

CNRS Images

Production year1967

Runtime38 min

Synopsis

Shows the beginning of the sextenary festival of the Sigui among the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliff. They brew sacramental beer, make decorations and costumes, begin festivities then set of in a procession that will not return to its starting point for seven years.

Credits

Director (1)

Jean Rouch
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Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : CNRS Images

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Themes : Ethnography
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French
Production year : 1967
Runtime : 38 min
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.37
Audio format : Mono

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