Scenarios from the Sahel - Just Once

  • Scénarios du Sahel - Pour une fois
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1997
Format : Short
Running time : 3 (in minutes)
http://www.globaldialogues.org/JustOnce.htm

A man returns home from the fields, eager to make love to his wife. She lives with HIV and insists that they use a condom. Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, he has to travel far and wide to find condoms. Finally, he succeeds, and races home on his bicycle… only to discover that his wife has a surprise for him! By Idrissa Ouédraogo, Burkina Faso, based on an original idea by Diarra DIAKHATÉ, aged 17, from Dakar, Senegal. - length: 2 minutes 17 seconds - date: 1997 - shot in: Burkina Faso - currently available in: French, English, Portuguese, Dioula, Wolof, Pulaar, Mooré, Fon, Twi (plus additional languages courtesy of project partners including Kiswahili, Hausa, Oshiwambo, Herero, Nama/Damara, Lozi, Rukwangali, Afrikaans, Shona; subtitled in Italian) - starts at 0:53:32 on the VHS compilation cassette View the film (high speed connection recommended)

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  • 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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