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- Bamako. Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work and the couple is on the verge of breaking up... In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court has been set up. African civil society spokesmen have taken proceedings against the World Bank and the IMF whom they blame for Africa's woes... Amidst the pleas and the testimonies, life goes on in the courtyard. Chaka does not seem to be concerned by this novel Africa's desire to fight for its rights...
- In the 1960s, just after Mali gains its independence, a young socialist meets and falls in love with a woman trying to escape an arranged marriage.
- Three teams in junk yard rescues prepare and head out on the world's largest amateur road rally, the Budapest-Bamako. The daring adventure begins by rebuilding three iconic vehicles - a communist era Skoda, an Indian road legend - an Ambassador and a 40 year old Renault 20, all bound for a grueling 10,000 kilometer (6250 miles) road trip from Central Europe to West Africa. Will they make it to the finish line? Trans-Saharan and African off-road rally racing come alive in this adventure documentary with breathtaking desert backdrops and vibrant African cultures.
- This original documentary shot by Arthur Jafa brings a new look to the modern African city and enables a better understanding from the inside of how democracy takes root in Mali. Discover how politics in the city and in everyday life is lived in a changing society still inscribed within tradition as the men and women of Bamako tell their own stories.
- A musical journey and meeting between two cultures in Mali and Burkina Faso.
- Aminata, Djibril Djeneba Hassan, Kadiatou, Madou - They are Bambara, Peule, Tamasheq, Songhai, Malinke, Arabic - They are Malians, of all ages and gender, currently living in Bamako and trying to survive in a country in crisis.
- A young Malian boy, Aba Diko, sells chickens to help support his family.
- This four part series follows 200 amateur rally drivers with a lust for adventure as they race from the heart of Europe to West Africa pushing the limits of overland travel to the maximum.
- A two film project with the objective of providing health care along the Dakar-Niger railway line.
- Verna Gillis , an American producer, convinces her husband Roswell Rudd , one of the greatest jazz trombonists to go to Mali. Once in the Malian capital, Gillis brings together the jazzman and the Malian griot Toumani Diabaté for a month. Roswell has the griot and his cronies play the Thelonious Monk while Toumani in turn teaches him traditional Mandingo themes . As the days go by, an ethnomusical record will be born from this collaboration. Despite the difficulties, the documentary appears as a fusional encounter where the mixing of sounds and cultures generates a quality record. Bamako is a Miracle is meant to be a story of a musical adventure full of emotions, the showcase of two cultures coming together.
- You don't know the Bamako St Africa rally ? An African race in Europe. D and Ali, the Malian crew is for the first time able to win it. But, the line between a dream and a nightmare is often thin when confronted with the clash of civilizations.
- From Bamako with love: Birthplace of great sovereigns, Bamako brings its traditions to life to the sound of the griots' kora and the guitars of Vieux Farka Touré, son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré. Mali may have suffered from war but its youth continues to look outwards, towards the wider world and modernity.
- 1967–1987TV Episode
- The final leg of the 8300 kilometer driving marathon begins with some teams bidding farewell to their cars or leaving them in foster care. Watch teams getting closer to Mali.
- 2019–Podcast Episode