Underplayed Gems

Traces, empreintes de femmes (2003)

Traces, empreintes de femmes poster
Directed by
Katy Lane Ndiaye
Genre
documentary film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
52 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows three grandmothers in Burkina Faso who practice traditional mural painting. They try to pass their techniques and knowledge to their granddaughter, showing how a female art form meets a changing world.

observationalcontemplativegentleintimateeducationalculturalgenerationalslow-paced

What happens

Traces, empreintes de femmes est un film documentaire réalisé par Katy Léna N'diaye en 2003. Les peintures murales des femmes kassenas du Burkina Faso près de la frontière ghanéenne sont réputées pour la beauté de leurs motifs et pour leurs harmonies colorées. En s’intéressant à ce sujet, Katy Léna Ndiaye choisit de confronter tradition et modernité, à travers le portrait croisé de trois grands-mères et de leur petite-fille qu’elles tentent d’initier aux techniques ancestrales de cet art exclusivement féminin. Traces, empreintes de femmes est un tableau qui aborde au gré des œuvres d’art la question de la transmission du savoir, de l’éducation et de la mémoire dans le contexte d’un monde en mutation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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