Lokkol, ”l'école”. Alwasi et Akije vont (aussi) à l'école

 

 

Italy

51’, 2013.
DIRECТED BY: Francesco Sincich
SCRIPTWRITER: Francesco Sincich
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Francesco Sincich
EDITED BY: Francesco Sincich
PRODUCED BY: Francesco Sincich

The everyday life of two sisters, members of the Wodaabeethnic group in the Bangana region in Niger revolves around thenewly opened school. Their expectations and dreams of the futurendo not exclude traditional values and the film also shows the Guérewol, a traditional ritualized dance spectacle where young men
compete and represent themselves to young unmarried girls.