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50... and One World - Solange, the Boatwoman / 1999

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Claude Da Silva et Modeste Houngbedji
CIRTEF - Productions
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: Solange, who is about fifty, does her trade on water along with her boatman and daughter. In her canoe loaded with bamboos, food, materials, etc. she crosses every single day the Aheme River, which takes her to its waterside markets. She has not been to school, but she knows enough to carry on her mother's trade. The beautiful music moves us to discover this simple and very charming woman.

Arts and Crafts II - Sacred Fingers / 2004

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Huberrt-Toussaint Kiniffo
CIRTEF - Productions
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: Benin is, for sure, a country where animism is kept alive in spite of strong pressure from Islam and Christianity. A few men, especially given and qualified for the interpretation of gods' wishes and for searching causes and authors of wrongdoing, are asked to become “Fa” priests. Roger has just been chosen to become one of these priests. For 5 days, Roger will have to go through initiatory ceremonies: preparation, entrance in the sacred forest, the making of objects related to “Fa” (including the “Legba”), the purification in the backwater and finally the transforming of the “Legba” into a sacred object. Although he is conscious of the consequences of his new role in his family life and in the practice of his job as a teacher, Roger will accept the requirements of his duty.

Arts and Crafts I - Yemadje / 2003

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Jemima Catraye
CIRTEF - Productions
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: François Yemadje is a cloth-dyer. He has taken over his grand-father's business to perpetuate the tradition of his ancestors. The wall hangings depict historical facts, legends, proverbs, etc. They are pieces of art that require finesse, imagination, creativity and the sense of aesthetics. Highly appreciated by the local population, these wall hangings, exhibited in artisan centre, are sold mainly to tourists.

Crea-genious: Fish Smoke House / 2005

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Hubert-Toussaint Kiniffo
CIRTEF - Productions
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: Fishing is an important source of incomes in many village in the South of Benin. Fish smoking is the most efficient way to preserve it in sometimes extreme conditions. Traditional smoking is long and doesn't guarantee the best results. Djibril Gado Idrissou invented a smoke house which transformed this activity. It allows a uniform smoking of the fish in large quantity.

Encounters - Burning with Zeal /

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Jémima Catraye
CIRTEF - Productions
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: Fafa studies law and dreams of becoming a singer. Artist-painter, descendant of King Béhanzin, Hervé lives in the mythical city of Abomey. Since he has been asked to design the sleeve of the first Fafa's disc, he takes the train for Cotonou were he will meet her.

Encounters - The Challenge /

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Mariette-Chantal Mélé
CIRTEF - Productions
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: A young blind man playing music, performing theater and practicing jogging; a young and resourceful radio animator who, with rudimentary means, created a community radio. The young blind man is invited by the radio animator to come and share his experience with the listeners.

Matters of Taste III - Baobab / 2003

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Claude Da Silva
CIRTEF - Productions
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: Like tamarin, the baobab is a sacred tree whose every single part, such as bark, leaves, fruits, is used in cooking or traditional medicine. We are discovering products coming from baobab through a Senegalese woman in the North of Benin.

Matters of Taste IV - Yam / 2004

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Mariette-Chantal Mélé
CIRTEF - Productions
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: This tuber of tropical origin is produced in the Savalou region. Only women, symbol of fertility, can lay the tuber on hillocks and cover it with straw to protect it from solar rays. Yam culture also means a ritual ceremony taking place in the dynasty's sanctuary. After having paid a tribute to the ancestors, the king of the community accepts yam. From that moment, everybody can eat it. This African potato contributes to the development of local economy. It's sold on local market as well as exported. Yam lovers can eat it fresh, boiled, grilled, fried or dried as well as pasta, couscous or fritter

Porto Novo, The Rainbow City / 2006

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Soulé Salami
CIRTEF - Productions
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: According to the legend, three hunters coming from Nigeria founded the "rainbow city". The city became an empire with the Ada-Fon people coming from the actual Togo. Who can remain insensible to the richness of the architecture in this site of memory, between the very well preserved hut of Te-Agbanlin, the first emigrant Adja-Fon, the fabulous fresco illustrating the genealogy of Porto Novo's kings and the futurist Songhaï project.

Salty earth / 2005

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Celestin Mara
URTI
BJ BENIN
Synopsis: Le Bénin, jusqu'à un passé récent, pouvait encore s'enorgueillir de son littoral, riche de sa faune, ses attraits touristiques, ses impressionnant gisements minéraux exploitables. Des éléments naturels qui, s'ils étaient bien exploités, permettraient d'établir une symbiose entre les hommes et la nature. Malheureusement, l'harmonie est en train de se rompre, du fait de la très forte pression des activités de l'homme.