Tracing the thread…
Pioneer of ethnographic cinema who spent decades documenting Dogon culture and spirituality in Mali through groundbreaking films like 'Les Maîtres fous' and 'Jaguar.'
Djibril Diop Mambéty SenegalWest African filmmaker whose visionary work deeply explores African cosmology, mythology, and spiritual themes rooted in Sahel traditions closely connected to Dogon worldviews.
Souleymane Cissé MaliMalian auteur whose films like 'Yeelen' are steeped in African mysticism and mythology, drawing directly from the spiritual and magical traditions of Mali's indigenous cultures including Dogon beliefs.