Journey on the Bamako-Dakar

Bamako-Dakar (Le)
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1989
Format : Short
Running time : 28 (in minutes)
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The Bamako-Dakar Railway symbolizes the changes which are beginning to occur in Mali, one of the world's poorest nations. JOURNEY ON THE BAMAKO-DAKAR relates the struggles of women to support their families despite the drastic inflation rates provoked by recent changes in society. It is also the story of how one Malian development worker helps her peers work together to adapt to these changes.

1989, 27 min 50 s

Directed by
Hillie Molenaar

Production Agency
Ciné-Contact Inc.
Canadian International Development Agency

Also available in French

Director
Hillie Molenaar

Executive producer
Michèle Renaud-Molnar

Categories
Developing Countries | Africa - West Africa | Social Problems | Women | Foreign Countries | Economics | Social Conditions and Programs | Women | Poverty | Social Action

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  • 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

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