Bakary, a young man from Mali, sits on a rock in a lake and pours a small packet of milk over his head and body. He then takes an egg, looks at it carefully and says "Monday", after which he breaks it and drops the yolk into the water. He repeats this several times. Having followed all his marabout's instructions to the letter, his next crossing should now be successful.
Taamaden ("The Walking Child") shows us two worlds: that of a number of West African immigrants who are making a living in Spain, and that of Bakary in Mali, who is preparing for a new attempt. These young men have one thing in common: they have regular contact with a mystical and religious clairvoyant.
starring Bakary, Ouloulou, Baldé, Doucouré
a film by Seydou CISSÉ
France / Belgium / Cameroon / South Africa, 2021, Documentary, 1hr24, in Bambara / French / Spanish with English Subtitles
Original Title: TAAMADEN Type: Feature Documentary Duration: 84 minutes (1hr24) Languages: Bambara, French, Spanish Countries of production: France, Belgium, Cameroon, South Africa
NOTE BY THE PROGRAMMER (2021 IDFA) "In Taamaden, Mali-born artist and documentary filmmaker Seydou Cissé tells an original and intimate story about the everyday lives of immigrants and their ties to spiritual leaders. Switching smoothly between Africa and Europe, he shows how African occultism finds a place in Europe via the smartphone, and how faith and hope can be as strong as harsh reality."
PRODUCERS / PRODUCTEURS Eugénie Michel-Villette (Les Films du Bilboquet) Dieudonné Alaka (Tara) Don Edkins et Tiny Mungwe (Steps) Aurélien Bodinaux (Neon Rouge)
Screenwriter-Director / Auteur-réalisateur : Seydou Cissé Editing / Montage : Wei-Yuan Song Cinematography / Image : Tarek Sami, Tiécoura N'daou, Seydou Cissé Sound / Son : Arno Ledoux, Birama Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Dianka Sound Editing / Montage son : Benjamin Pasternak Sound effects / Bruitage : Elias Vervecken Mixing / Mixage : David Davister Color Grading / Étalonnage : Michaël Cinquin, Sylvain Lange
PRODUCTION Les Films du Bilboquet (France) Tara (Cameroon) Steps (South Africa) Néon Rouge (Belgium)
PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES Shelter Prod Taxshelter.be Fonds Image de la Francophonie et l'organisation des États ACP France Télévisions Pictanovo with the support of La Région Hauts-de-France CNC Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Procirep-Angoa Robert Bosch Stiftung Bertha Foundation Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development DW Akademie Tax Shelter du gouvernement fédéral de Belgique European Union
FESTIVALS / AWARDS
* Selection Latitudes /// VISIONS DU RÉEL (Nyon, Switzerland, April 10 to 11, 2022)
* International Competition & Nominee: Best First Film /// IDFA (Amsterdam, Netherlands, Novembre 20 to 25, 2021) * World Premiere /// IDFA (Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2021)
CONTACT Les Films du Bilboquet 3 avenue Jean-Baptiste Lebas, 59100 Roubaix, France contact(@)lesfilmsdubilboquet.fr
WATCH THE FILM on ARTE.TV https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/104700-000-A/taamaden/
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