Djeliya, Memory of Mandingo
Boubacar Sangaré
Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Frankreich | 2026 | 112 min
Weltpremiere
Sprache : Dioula
Untertitel : Französisch, Englisch
Glücklich diejenigen, die wie Sekou eine grosse Reise hinter sich haben. Wie schon seine Eltern, ist auch Sekou ein Griot. Um seine Ausbildung abzuschliessen, reist er durch Westafrika und kehrt dann wieder nach Hause zurück. Die Reise stellt seine Berufung auf die Probe und wirft die Frage auf, ob diese alte Kunst in der modernen Gesellschaft noch einen Platz hat. Auf seiner Odyssee begleitet und leitet ihn die alte Legende von Sundiata.
Sékou is unsure whether he is right to follow in the footsteps of his parents, former djelis – the Mandinka term used to designate a griot. Djeliya, mémoire du Mandé follows him on a journey across West Africa to complete his apprenticeship. From Mali, where he leaves behind his wife and their troubled marriage, he crosses the territories of the Mandinka people. This road movie confronts us with the challenges Sékou faces in practising his oral-tradition art in a society where everything is written and published in real time. It also immerses us in the history of its memory, calling forth its past figures through the testimonies and archives of filmmaker Dani Kouyaté, writer Dany Laferrière and historian Djibril Tamsir Niane. Sékou’s epic tale is echoed by a legend: that of Sundiata Keita, who defeated King Soumaoro Kanté and established the Kingdom of Mali. As their paths converge, their journeys illuminate each other.
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Vorstellungen und Tickets
Donnerstag 23 April 2026 20:30
Grande Salle, Nyon
In Anwesenheit des/der FilmemacherIn
Samstag 25 April 2026 13:30
Grande Salle, Nyon
Kamera
Isso Emmanuel Bationo
Schnitt
Gladys Joujou
Ton
Seydou G. Porgo
Musik
Baba Sissoko
Produktion
Mamounata NikiémaPilumpiku ProductionJules DavidLadybirds FilmsAndré Samoute DiarraDS ProductionSouleymane KebeSunuy FilmsFranck VlehiLully Grace Productions
Vertrieb
Mamounata Nikiemapilumpikuproduction@gmail.com
