Anissoroma, My Friends
a film by Christian von der Heyden, 52'"In 1978, I travelled for the first time in West Africa. More than a quarter of century later, I’m going back there, trying to find the people who had a strong influence on the young man I was back then..."
"Many things have changed. I meet Dade again, a wise man living in the Sahel desert. He's been blind for ten years, and welcomes me as a son. We talk about Chekene, one of his sons who left for Paris and whom he hasn't heard from for a long time. He asks me to find him…"
This film is a story of an African family, in two worlds: one in Africa with its traditions and hopes, the other one in Europe with its dreams and disappointments.
PLEASE NOTE : WE HAVE AN ENGLISH SUBTITLED VERSION AVAILABLE.
| Technical data : | |
|---|---|
| duration | 52 minutes |
| camera | Christian von der Heyden |
| sound | Christian von der Heyden |
| editing | Daniel Coche |
| music | Drahmane Koulibaly |
| translations | Safiatou Traoré, Irène Arthur |
| coproduction | dora films / Cagifragilis |
| grants | Agence culturelle d'Alsace, |
| Drac, Ministère de la Culture | |
| festivals | Ecrans du Réel Le Mans France 2007 / FIFAI La Réunion 2008/ Quintessence - Festival International du Film de Ouidah Bénin 2009 : price for best documentary film/ Fespaco 2009 out of competition |
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