Fêtes des Gandyi Bi à Simiri

A Short film of

Jean Rouch

Produced by

CNRS Images

Production year1977

Runtime30 min

Synopsis

The inhabitants of a Niger village ask the gods for protection against predatory animals. The gods intimate that the Zima Siddo will die: this will be the last ceremony over which he presides.

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 : 1977
Runtime : 30 min
Production formats : 16mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.37
Audio format : Mono

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