It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a schoolbook on the front porch when a stranger - an elderly man carrying his own hammock - appears for an unexpected visit. It turns out that the old man is a griot, a West African musician/entertainer whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies. The position of a griot is a time-honored one and passed down from father to son for many generations.
Directing | Dani Kouyaté | Director |
Writing | Dani Kouyaté | Writer |
Production | S. Pierre Yameogo | Producer |
Sound | Sotigui Kouyaté | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Robert Millié | Director of Photography |
Editing | Zoé Durouchoux | Editor |
Art | Catherine Franck | Production Design |
Sound | Pierre Mertens | Sound |