An opera of the world / produced by Maumaus/Lumiar Cité ; in co-production with Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development, ZDF/3sat, documenta 14 ; directed by Manthia Diawara ; producer, Jürgen Bock.
"Manthia Diawara's film is based on the African opera Bintou Were, a Sahel Opera, which recounts an eternal migration drama. The opera, filmed on location in Bamako, in 2007, serves as a mirror for Diawara to build an aesthetic and reflexive story, through song and dance, about the current and yet t...
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In English and French, with opera excerpts sung in multiple West African languages; subtitles and transcript in English. |
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New York :
Third World Newsreel (TWN),
[2017]
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (70 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding Video |
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