The Voice Of Wood (1989)
- Original title
- Yiri Kan
- Directed by
- Issiaka Konaté
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short film blends documentary and fiction to show how a master teaches the making and playing of the balafon, a traditional African instrument. It focuses on the transfer of cultural knowledge through hands-on learning.
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What happens
La Voix du bois (Yiri Kan) est un court métrage burkinabè réalisé par Issiaka Konaté en 1989. Le film mêle documentaire et fiction pour évoquer la transmission culturelle par l'apprentissage de la fabrication et du jeu du balafon, instrument de musique traditionnel africain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Hakilitan (2019)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.