Gentille Assih Menguizani
2009 - 52 min - DV Cam - Couleur - Togo, France
Déou, a Togolese student living in Dakar, returns home to undergo following the wishes of his father the traditional circumcision ceremony. To protect himself against possible contamination by Aids or other sexually transmissible diseases, Déou asks that measures of hygiene be respected.
How will this request be perceived by other members of the community? Can Déou be initiated and become a man amongst his family without fearing for his physical integrity?
Author-Director : Gentille Assih Menguizani
Photography : Gentille Assih Menguizani
Sound : Gentille Assih Menguizani
Editing : Joëlle Janssen
Delegate Producer : Ardèche images production
Co-producer : Baga Images +
Broadcasting Co-producer : TV Rennes 35
Contribution : Région Rhône-Alpes, Procirep, CNC
Distribution
Distributor : Ardèche images production
Not commercial Distribution : ADAV
DVD Editing : Doc Net Films
Disponible au Club du doc
Distinctions
2014 - Résistances, Foix (France) : Sélection2012 - Festival Pointdoc, Paris (France) : Coup de coeur du jury "Première création"
2010 - Images en bibliothèques, Paris (France) : Film soutenu par la Commission nationale de sélection des médiathèques
2009 - États généraux du film documentaire, Lussas (France) : Sélection Afrique
2009 - Corsica.doc, Ajaccio (France) : Sélection Premiers Films