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Tales of sand and snow / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; a film by Hyacinthe Combary ; written and directed by Hyacinthe Combary ; research, Hyacinthe Combary ; a National Film Board of Canada production, French Program, Studio Documentary B.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Niger-Kordofanian (Other)
- Subjects (All):
- Combary, Hyacinthe.
- Ethnophilosophy--Cross-cultural studies.
- Ethnophilosophy.
- Gurma (African people)--Burkina Faso--Social life and customs.
- Gurma (African people).
- Atikamekw Indians--Québec (Province)--Social life and customs.
- Atikamekw Indians.
- Manners and customs.
- Burkina Faso.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (48 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In French and some Gourmantché with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Having recently immigrated to Montreal, Burkinabe director Hyacinthe Combary explores his roots in an effort to rediscover the spiritual values of his people. His quest leads him to the northern forests of Quebec and an enlightening encounter with the Atikamekw of Wemotaci. In filming this Aboriginal people, he creates a moving cinematic dialogue between the Gourmantche of Burkina Faso, who practise the divinatory art of geomancy, and the men of the taiga, who connect with the spirits through sweat lodges. In this journey between North and South, the filmmaker comes to the realization that his quest is universal. "It is the same question for all the peoples of the earth: With the globalization of culture, how can one keep from becoming dehumanized, from being cut off from one's deepest being?"
- Participant:
- Narration, Hyacinthe Combary.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Michel Le Veaux ; editing, José Heppell ; music, La Troupe Boayaba.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, French Program, Studio Documentary B, ©2004; previously released in 2005.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 26, 2018).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-tales Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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