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Dogon ceremonies

2 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
1979 · Jean Rouch
God in Russia
God in Russia
1984 · Artavazd Pelechian
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean Rouch → France

Pioneer of ethnographic cinema who conducted extensive fieldwork among the Dogon people of Mali, creating seminal documentary works that respectfully captured their rituals and ceremonies.

Souleymane Cissé → Mali

Malian filmmaker whose works deeply explore West African culture and spirituality, bringing indigenous perspectives to ceremonial practices within his region.

Djibril Diop Mambéty → Senegal

Senegalese auteur whose poetic cinema frequently engages with African spiritual traditions, rituals, and the sacred dimensions of community life in West Africa.

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