Wani

Kerth Agouinti and Nicolas Pradal

Guyana, France - 2022 - 52 min

synopsis

In addition to being a plumber at the Maripasoula town hall, Wani holds precious knowledge: that of the drum that frees grieving spirits. But since his father, the customary chief of the community, died, Wani feels an existential void. His perdition leads him to question the meaning of his existence. Despite everything, when a villager dies, he engages in the steps of the Puu Baaka ceremony to free the spirit of the deceased and the grieving family. Wani tries to lead the event, but his mind is elsewhere…

Directors

PLUG

PRODUCTION

YN Productions – Cooking with images

5° North productions

DIFFUSION

Martinique 1st – Channel dude

PARTICIPATION

CNC, PROCIREP

Rewards

  • 2022 • General States of Documentary Film – Lussas (France) – Docmonde Selection
  • 2022 • FIFAC – Amazon Caribbean International Documentary Film Festival – Audience Award

Lussas - docmonde@lussasdoc.org - 04.27.52.90.23

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