Jean Rouch Movies
- 1951
The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers81951HD
Rain rituals with possession dances among the Songhay and Zarma of Simiri, Zermaganda, Niger. Dry Season: The village of Simiri; water carriers, the...
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- 1981
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death01981HD
Sigui 1967-1973: invention de la parole et de la mort is a never-before-seen synthesis of the roaming ceremony of the Dogon people living in Mali,...
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- 1972
Un lion nommé l'Américain
Un lion nommé l'Américain61972HD
A film about a lion.
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- 1969
Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo
Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo01969HD
The third year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of...
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- 1974
The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death
The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death01974HD
Every five years, the mask society of the Dogons of Sanga, Mali, organizes a great Dama, a ceremony to end the period of mourning and drive away "the...
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