Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

Funerailles A Bongo: Le Vieux Anai (original title)

197970 min7.0French

Directed by

Jean Rouch, Germaine Dieterlen

Synopsis

In 1972, the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliff in Mali celebrated the funeral of Anaï Dolo, head of the Bongo Masks Society, who died at the age of 122. On this occasion, the large Bongo mask, is erected and for twenty days, family members, elders, men from neighbouring villages purify the village.

Cast and Crew

Editor: Danièle Tessier

Sound Designer: Moussa Hamidou

Direction team: Youssouf Cissé (Assistant Director), Amadinie Dolo (Assistant Director), Lam I. Dia (Assistant Director), Tallou Mouzourane (Assistant Director)

Production: CNRS Images, Comité du film Éthnographique, Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines, SERDAV

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