The Test : Chronicle of an initiation

  • Le Test : chronique d'une initiation
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : History/society, Heritage
Year of production : 2014
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 52 (in minutes)
http://en.fifo-tahiti.com/2015/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-test-chronicle-of-an-initiation/

A village boy becomes a man by catching a tuna in a revival of ancient tradition. Ernest will undergo a test of his manhood and the future of a community in " The Test : Chronicle of an Initiation ". This observational documentary follows the revival of a traditional initiation ritual not practiced in over 30 years in Makira province, Solomon Islands.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

With the support of