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Black Locales: Bamako Sigi Kan 77mins

Produced by Manthia Diawara

Bamako Sigi Kan is a documentary on the African response to globalization. The film is set in Bamako, the capital of Mali (West Africa). 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.

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