by Seydou Cissé, Mali/Camerun/South Africa/France/Belgium, 2021, 84’
Bakary, a young man from Mali, sits on a rock and pours milk over his head and body. He takes an egg, looks at it carefully, says “Monday,” after which he cracks it and drops the yolk into the water. Only by following all the directions of his marabout to the letter should he succeed in the next crossing. Taamaden (“Traveler”) shows us the world of some West African immigrants making a living in Spain and that of Bakary in Mali, who is preparing for a new departure. Malian documentary filmmaker Seydou Cissé tells an original and intimate story about the daily lives of migrants and their connections to transnational spiritual leaders.
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Facebook live stream: Thursday, Nov. 10, 5 pm.
with Stefano degli Uberti (CNR-IRPPS) and Yassin Dia (University of Milan Bicocca)
“Spirituality, Imaginaries and Migration”
Live screening: Thursday, Nov. 10, Cinema Teatro Baretti, 9 pm.
Introduced and commented by: Ibrahima Poudiougou (Centro Frantz Fanon)
