Mama Bobo
Synopsis
Mama Bobo is a widow in her 80’s. Day in day out she heads towards the Gomis street bus stop, in Dakar, Senegal. While sitting on the bus stop's bench she recollects her past life and her long gone husband. One day the bus stop disappears into thin air… Her family and neighbours try their best to get Mama Bobo back on her feet, before it's too late.
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Wombat Films
- Foreign production company : Replica Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage, L’Agence belge du court métrage
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Quentin Daniel
- Screenwriters : Ibrahima Seydi, Robin Andelfinger
- Director of Photography : Benjamin Morel
- Music Composer : Abdoulaye Hane
- Assistant directors : Emmanuel Van Hoof, Djibril Saliou Ndiaye
- Editor : Denis Leborgne
- Sound Recordist : Lionel Halflants
- Foreign Producer : Pierre-Yves Le Cunff
- Line Producers : Pierre-Yves Le Cunff, Quentin Daniel
- Assistant Operator : Fiona Braillon
- Production Manager : Ousmane Sall
- Sound Editor : Guillaume Martin
- Continuity supervisor : Maïmouna Gueye
- Production Designer : Bacary Cissé
- Sound Mixer : Guillaume Martin
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Legend
- Themes : Family, Ageing, Death
- Production language : French, Wolof
- Coproducer countries : Belgium, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (Belgium, France)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 17 min
- Visa number : 148.278
- Visa issue date : 19/03/2018
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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