Underplayed Gems

På Tchad-søens bund (1992)

På Tchad-søens bund poster
Directed by
Mette Bovin
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
35 min
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

An anthropologist revisits her decades-long friendship with a Wodaabe nomad in Niger. The film follows his family's struggle against drought and poverty while showing their traditions and daily life.

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What happens

På Tchad-søens bund er en film instrueret af Mette Bovin efter eget manuskript. En personlig film om antropologen Mette Bovins venskab med nomaden Gorjo, som hun har kendt i 22 år. En film, der personliggør wodaabe-nomadefolkets utroligt stærke overlevelseskamp mod fattigdom og tørke gennem beskrivelsen af en familie med 12 børn, hvoraf 9 har overlevet. Da Mette Bovin første gang mødte Gorjo i Niger, havde han 300 køer, nu har han 5! Gorjo fortæller om sit liv, sit ægteskab, sin religion, og filmholdet får lov til at overvære hans "indvielse" til moden alder. Venskabet begyndte i slutningen af tresserne, og Bovin medtager billedmateriale fra denne tid samt fra slutningen af 80¿erne i sin film om wodaaberne, der også er et meget skønhedsdyrkende folk. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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