An opera of the world / produced by Maumaus / Lumiar Cité; in coproduction with Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development, ZDF/3sat, documenta 14; directed by Manthia Diawara ; producer, Jürgen Bock.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Bock, Jürgen, 1962- film producer.

Diawara, Manthia, 1953- film director.

Manel, Zé Manel, 1951- composer (expression).

Lamko, Koulsy, librettist.

Third World Newsreel (Firm), film distributor.

Language:

English

French

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Bintou Were.

Emigration and immigration.

Africa--In opera.

Africa.

Africa--Emigration and immigration--Songs and music.

Europe--Emigration and immigration--Songs and music.

Europe.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Songs and music.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York : Third World Newsreel (TWN), 2017.

Language Note:

In English and French, with opera excerpts in multiple West African language; subtitles in English.

System Details:

DVD-R, NTSC, all regions; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation.

digital optical

wodescreem (1.85:1)

NTSC

video file

DVD-R video

all regions

Summary:

"Manthia Diawara's film is based on the African opera Bintou Were, a Sahel Opera, which recounts an eternal migration drama. The opera, filmed on location in Bamako, in 2007, serves as a mirror for Diawara to build an aesthetic and reflexive story, through song and dance, about the current and yet timeless drama of migration between North and South, and the ongoing refugee crises."--Container.

Participant:

Interviews with: Alexander Kluge, Fatou Diome, Nicole Lapierre, Richard Sennett.

Credits:

Editor, Archival Research, Kenan Akkawi.

Notes:

Composer of the opera Bintou Were, Zé Manel Manel; playwright and librettist, Koulsy Lamko.

"Filmed in Bamako, Lesbos, Munich and Strasbourg."

This recorded videodisc may not play on all devices and drives.

OCLC:

1082521002