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A Single Word

Sep 7, 2014 · 1h 3m
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Documentary

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In this meditative and elegiac portrait, Senegalese filmmakers Khady and Mariama Sylla record the tales of their grandmother, a griot (storyteller) who is one of the last repositories of their culture’s oral tradition.

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Doudou Dieye
Anta Sarr
Penda Diogo Sarr
Directed by Mariama Sylla

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Released
Original language
FR
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Country
SN

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