A Single Word

1h 3m
Documentary
5

In this meditative and elegiac portrait, Senegalese filmmakers Khady and Mariama Sylla record the tales of their grandmother, a griot (storyteller) who is one of the last repositories of their culture’s oral tradition.

Cast

Doudou Dieye
Unknown
Anta Sarr
Unknown
Penda Diogo Sarr
Unknown

Crew

Mariama Sylla
Director
Khady Sylla
Director

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