La Robe du temps
| La Robe du temps | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Malam Saguirou |
| Screenplay by | Malam Saguirou |
| Produced by | Adalios |
| Cinematography | Malam Saguirou, Salissou Rabé, Issoufou Magaji |
| Edited by | François Pit |
| Music by | Kané |
Release date | 2008 |
Running time | 52 minutes |
| Countries | France Niger |
La Robe du temps (The Gown of Time) is a 2008 film from Niger directed by Malam Saguirou, whose documentaries have won a number of international awards.[1]
Synopsis
In Zinder, the 2nd largest city in Niger, Ousseini is the young chief of the very traditional Brotherhood of Butchers. While trying to develop a channel for exporting beef from his region, he faces another challenge; he must legitimize his recently acquired role as a traditional chief while at the same time asserting his role as an innovator.[2] The director follows the young Ousseini in his efforts. His movie summarizes the problems faced by young entrepreneurs, and provides a lesson in practical economics.[3]
Production
Saguirou attended the Berlinale Talent Campus in Berlin in 2006.[4] The film was selected that year as a Berlinale documentary project.[5] The film was a co-production between Dangarama of Niger and Adalios of France. As with most films made in Niger, the director was forced to be his own producer.[6] The Fonds francophone de production audiovisuelle du Sud, which assists filmmakers in the southern Francophone region, helped with production.[7]
Festival screenings
The film was featured at the November 2008 Lumières d'Afrique festival in Besançon, France.[8] It was shown at the Festival de Cine Africano in Córdoba, Spain.[9] It was also featured at the 2009 "Lagunimages" Festival, which has been held in Cotonou, Benin every two years since 2000. The festival primarily showcases African audio visual works, and provides a forum for exchange of information between their makers and potential investors.[10][11] The film was screened again at the 2009 Amiens International Film Festival and at the third Ciclo de Cine por la Paz festival at the Bellas Artes of Madrid.[12][1]
References
- ^ a b "Malam Saguirou, joven cineasta de Níger, presenta su último documental en el Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid" (in Spanish). Casa África. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "La Robe du temps". ClapNoir (in French). Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "La Robe du temps". 4ème Festival cinémas d'Afrique, Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne (in French). 30 August 2009. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Malam Ibrahim Malam Mahaman Mahaman Saguirou". Berlinale Talent Campus. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "THE GOWN OF TIME". AfricaFilms. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ Mamounia Zakaria. "LA DIFFUSION ET LA CIRCULATION DES FILMS NIGÉRIENS" (in French). Université Abdou Moumouni, Niamey. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "La Robe du temps". La Francophonie (in French). Retrieved 2012-03-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "La robe du temps, Malam Saguirou". Fofo magazine (in French). Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "La Robe du temps". Festival de Cine Africano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Lagunimages 2009 Filmographie" (in French). Lagunimages Association. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Historique du festival LAGUNIMAGES" (in French). Lagunimages Association. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "2009 Festival > 2009 program > sat. 21" (in French). Festival International du Film d'Amiens. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)