Laurence Attali
2000 - 25 min - Super 16 mm - Couleur - France
It all started with a dream :
" It's time for you to try to explain the mysteries!
Find the griot who'll bring you to me, and when you recognize me,
circle around me three times, caress me with buttermilk,
and let me know what you want!"
That's how I was drawn into the boabab's spirit. It was in the year 2000...
If the baobab was Senegal's emblem, through the tree, I should understand the country.
Author-Director : Laurence Attali
Photography : Jacques Pamart
Sound : Myriam René
Editing : Françoise Attali, Laurence Attali
Delegate Producer : Autoproduction
Co-producer : Ina (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel)
Broadcasting Pre-purchase : France 2
Broadcasting Sale : TV Ukraine, CFI (Canal France international), Channel 4, TV5
Broadcasting Sale : ARTE France
Contribution : CNC, Procirep, Ministère des Affaires étrangères, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Service de l'action culturelle de Dakar
Distribution
Distributor : Autoproduction
Distributor : Agence du court métrage
Not commercial Distribution : Images de la culture (CNC)
Circulation-Consultation : BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France). Département de l'Audiovisuel
Distinctions
2001 - FIDOC, Capbreton (France) : Prix de la Création2001 - Festival International du Film de Femmes, Créteil (France) : Prix du Meilleur court-métrage
2001 - Dakino Film Festival, Bucarest (Roumanie) : Prix Meilleure Cinématographie
2001 - FESPACO, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) : Prix TV5-CIRTEF
2001 - Vues d'Afrique, Montréal (Québec) : Prix Écrans Nord-Sud