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In Mali, they call them "Djelis"; to Westerners, they are known as "griots," that caste of masters of the word, who are storytellers, musicians, mediators, or genealogists of the nobility. They say that when a griot dies, it's like an entire library going up in smoke, or that a griot is a needle that sews. Mah Damba is a griotte. She shares her time between Paris and Mali and her voice embodies all the overlapping musicality of Mali and France. The film follows her in her daily life, between Paris and Bamako, between song and family life, between polygamy and international career... But being a griot means being an icon of ancestral traditions. How does one reconcile this role and living in present-day Paris?

France - 2001 - 58 mn - DV cam • 16/9 - Colour

Réalisation Corinne Maury, Olivier Zuchuat Scénario Corinne Maury Image Corinne Maury Son Olivier Zuchuat Montage Olivier Zuchuat, Corinne Maury

Production Artline Films, 101, rue Saint-Dominique, 75007 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4555 1419 Fax : +33 (0)1 4555 1847 E-mail : contact@artlinefilms.com Co-Production Les Films du mélangeur, Canal+ Horizons

Ventes Artline Films, 101, rue Saint-Dominique, 75007 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4555 1419 Fax : +33 (0)1 4555 1847 E-mail : contact@artlinefilms.com