Bamako. Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work Read More »
Tag Archives: Mali
Mother of the Dunes AKA Faraw! (1997) Abdoulaye Ascofare, Aminata Ousmane, Balla Moussa Keita, Safiatou Mahamane
The story of Zamiatou, a Songhaï woman, in North Eastern Mali. With two young sons, a pretty daughter Read More »
Guimba the Tyrant AKA Guimba, un tyran une époque (1995) Cheick Oumar Sissoko, Fatoumata Coulibaly, Habib Dembélé, Lamine Diallo
Documents the rise and fall of a cruel and despotic village chief Guimba Read More »
Skirt Power AKA Taafé Fanga (1997) Adama Drabo, Fanta Berete, Dumu Berté, Yamadou Cissé
A group of woman in an African village finds a mystical mask. Using the mask, they reverse gender roles, women act like men, and men act like women. Read More »