JIMMY OWENS,an americain jazzman and wellknow trumpet player, arrives in Gorée, an island off the coast of Dakar. He settles down in the famous "House of Slaves".One evening, the sound of the trumpet rises At the order end of the island, an old fisherman and his grandson listen to it. the tune of Louis Armstrong's "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen", played on the trumpet by the musician, puts the old man into a state of violent confusion : he tells his story to the young boy.With the help of the inhabitants of Gorée, the child and his friends are going to try and cure the old fisherman who is under the spell of Mame Coumba, the protecting spirit of the island."GOREE, ISLAND OF THE GRANDFATHER" is a musical tale, the story of a passion. It is also a tribute to the memory of Gorée.

French title: Gorée, L'Ile Du Grand-Père
Length: 50'
Type: Documentary
Country: Senegal

Director
Taïeb Louhichi

Cast
Mouna Noureddine
Safy Boutella
Abderrahmane al-Rachi
Fatma ben Saidane
Tarık Akan
Anca Nicola

Director of photography
Ramon Suarez

Sound engineer
Hichmi Joulak

Music
Jimmy Owens

Editor
Moufida Tlatli

Producer
Taïeb Louhichi
Jean-Michel Carre

Executive Producer
Lotfi Layouni

Production:
Tanit Production
Satpec
INA
UNESCO
ORTS


Competitions & Awards
* Jury's spécial prize in Alger 1987