Traditional Fireplace

A Short film of

Moïse Togo

Produced by

Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains

Production year2019

Runtime16 min

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Synopsis

Gwacoulou tells the legend of how to preserve peace through the transformation of three pairs of twin girls were changed into three stones of the traditional fireplace and their mother in its pot ("the canary"). Nowadays, these stones are still one of the pillars of African tradition in Bambara world. They remind us, through their symbolism, the marriage and the discretion, the fraternity and the solidarity, the friendship and the support. Between African tradition and modernity, Gwacoulou expresses the evolution of beliefs both of the order mystics and behaviorals: the place of the man, the woman, of the ancestors and of traditional values.

Credits

Director (1)

Moïse Togo
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Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains

Full credits (12)

Screenwriter : Moïse Togo

Director of Photography : Félix Moy

Music Composer : Mahamadou Kamissoko

Assistant Director : Bourama Coulibaly

Editor : Jérôme Erhart

Sound Recordist : Abraham Kamaré

Assistant Operator : Gaoussou Tangara

Camera Operator : Félix Moy

Production Manager : Luc-Jérôme Bailleul

Sound editors : Médéric Corroyer, Florent Bourgain

Grader : Félix Moy

Sound Mixer : Rémi Mencucci

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Fairy tale
Themes : Cinema
Production language : Bambara
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2019
Runtime : 16 min 4 seconds
Production formats : Digital Beta
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Dolby 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (1)

UniFrance announces its first collaboration with FESPACO and intensifies initiatives aimed at Africa

11 OCTOBER 2021

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Selections (2)

FESPACO
Burkina Faso, 2021
Compétition officielle
Dakar Court
2020
Compétition officielle

Awards (1)

Dakar Court
2020
Grand prix du jury

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Website(1)

https://www.lefresnoy.net/panorama21/artwork/1204/gwacoulou-le-foyer-traditionnel/moise-togo

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