Hamou-Bèya, sand fishers

Hamou-Bèya, sand fishers / D's Productions and La SMAC présent ; a film by Andrey S. Diarra ; un film écrit et réalisé par Andrey S. Diarra.

The Bozo of Mali are people of the water. For generations, they have lived along the banks of the Niger river, fishing for their livelihood. But climate change and drought have brought lower water levels and fewer fish--driving young Bozo men to leave their villages in search of work. Gala is one of...

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Corporate Authors: D'S Production (Firm), SMAC (Firm), Icarus Films
Other Authors: Diarra, Andrey S. (Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:Bambara
Published: [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2015]
Subjects:
Bozo (African people) > Economic conditions.
Fishers > Mali.
Sand and gravel industry > Mali.
Climatic changes > Mali.
Climatic changes.
Fishers.
Sand and gravel industry.
Mali.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
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Summary:The Bozo of Mali are people of the water. For generations, they have lived along the banks of the Niger river, fishing for their livelihood. But climate change and drought have brought lower water levels and fewer fish--driving young Bozo men to leave their villages in search of work. Gala is one of these men. Like many young Bozo, he has moved to the capital, Bamako, and works as a sand fisher--dredging up sand and gravel by hand from the river's banks and bottom, and using large wooden pirogues to ferry it ashore. Here, it will be loaded into trucks and used for bricks, concrete mix and tiling--all to feed the construction boom in the country's largest city.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: D's Productions/La SMAC, c2012; previously released in 2014.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (72 min.))
Production Credits:Camera, Abdélah Coulibaly ; music, Zoumana Théréta.
Language:In Bozo with subtitles in English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 2, 2015).

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