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THEME EXPLORATION

Dogon drumming traditions

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Nagisa Oshima
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
1979 · Jean Rouch
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
Gion Festival
Gion Festival
1933 · Kenji Mizoguchi
I clowns
I clowns
1970 · Federico Fellini
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Vincente Minnelli
Longing For Innocence
Longing For Innocence
2023 · Leni Riefenstahl
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
1926 · Robert Flaherty
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean Rouch → France

Pioneering ethnographic filmmaker who extensively documented West African cultures, particularly Mali, with deep attention to ritual practices and musical traditions.

Souleymane Cissé → Mali

Malian director whose films authentically explore his own culture's spiritual and communal dimensions, including the role of music and rhythm in Dogon society.

Djibril Diop Mambéty → Senegal

West African filmmaker celebrated for integrating traditional African music, rhythm, and drumming patterns into his innovative cinematic language and storytelling.

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