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Films
2 Films
Region
“West Africa”
x
Country of production
“France”
x
films with a digital version
2
short films
1
films available on demand
1
Region
West Africa
2
x
Country
Senegal
1
Togo
1
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
1
Health / Health care / Healing
1
Labour
1
Possession
1
Ritual
1
Directors
Folly, Anne Laure
1
Sarabi, Abtin
1
Series
Shorts collection 2
1
not set
1
Country of production
France
2
x
Year of production
1991
1
2020
1
Film list
The Guardian of the Forces
1991
52
‘
Directed by
Anne Laure Folly
.
‘The Guardian of the Forces’ introduces the viewer to the world of Sikavi, a ‘fetish priest’ in Lome, Togo. He controls the spirits of several voodoos or gods. The film explores the significance
West Africa
Health / Health care / Healing
Possession
Ritual
Land Lot S7
2020
28
‘
Directed by
Abtin Sarabi
.
Following sugar cane field workers in Senegal as they chop and burn their way through seemingly endless fields, this poetic film takes an unconventional approach to understanding the gruelling work
West Africa
Labour
Agriculture / Farming