THEME EXPLORATION

Dogon drumming traditions

18 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Nagisa Oshima
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
1979 · Jean Rouch
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
Gion Festival
Gion Festival
1933 · Kenji Mizoguchi
I clowns
I clowns
1970 · Federico Fellini
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Vincente Minnelli
Longing For Innocence
Longing For Innocence
2023 · Leni Riefenstahl
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
1926 · Robert Flaherty
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Rêve de Noël
Rêve de Noël
1900 · Georges Méliès
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
2024 · Adam Martinec
Mirreyes contra Godínez: Un Especial de Navidad
Mirreyes contra Godínez: Un Especial de Navidad
2025 · Chava Cartas
Strictly Ballroom
Strictly Ballroom
1992 · Baz Luhrmann
The Namesake
The Namesake
2006 · Mira Nair
Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem
2015 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Djibril Diop Mambéty Senegal

His films celebrate African rhythmic and musical traditions as essential expressions of cultural identity and resistance.

 Jean Rouch France/Mali

His ethnographic films extensively captured Dogon ceremonies and musical rituals, particularly drums' sacred role in their spiritual practices.