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Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

19790.0 / 1070 min
Documentary

Overview

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

Crew

Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

Director

Germaine Dieterlen

Germaine Dieterlen

Director

Youssouf Cissé

Youssouf Cissé

Assistant Director

Amadinie Dolo

Amadinie Dolo

Assistant Director

Lam I. Dia

Lam I. Dia

Assistant Director

Tallou Mouzourane

Tallou Mouzourane

Assistant Director

Moussa Hamidou

Moussa Hamidou

Sound

I. Guindo

I. Guindo

Sound Assistant

Danièle Tessier

Danièle Tessier

Editor

Ibrahima Guindo

Ibrahima Guindo

Assistant Editor

Patrick Genet

Patrick Genet

Assistant Editor