Seke is a canoeist on the Maroni River in Guyana. He transports goods with his canoe. Often its cargo exceeds 10 tonnes and this makes difficult passages in rapids or on shallows difficult.
The film, like a road movie, follows Seke from Saint-Laurent du Maroni. He will reach, more than 300 kilometers and in 3 days by canoe, the village of Antecume-Pata, in Amerindian territory.
Over the deliveries, the Maroni society gradually reveals itself as a micro-society, often traditional, which comes up against illegal gold panning.

A film by Didier URBAIN

French Guiana, 2015, documentary, 48 min

Themes: Portrait | Guyana | Ecosystem | Trade | River | Cultural identity | Job

Executive Producer: Didier Urbain (5° Nord Productions)

Director: Didier Urbain
Screenwriter: Didier Urbain
Image: Zoltán Hauville
Sound: Nicolas Klein
Editing: Cécile Martinaud
Original music: Rudi Floquet

Production: 5° Nord Productions
Coproduction: France Télévisions, Guyane 1ère
with the participation of Région Guyane, Parc Amazonien de Guyane

Premiere: Cinéma Le Toucan - Thursday 21 May 2015, SAINT LAURENT DU MARONI (French Guiana)
www.saintlaurentdumaroni.fr/cinemaletoucan/Botoman-metier-piroguier_a312.html