Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo

1967 0h 37m EN

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Synopsis

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Beginning of the sextenary festival of the Sigui among the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliff in Mali. This first ceremony takes place at the village of Yougo Dogorou. The men, shaved and dressed in ritual clothes of the Sigui, enter the public square dancing the snake dance. They honor the terraces of the famous dead of the last sixty years and go to drink the sacramental millet beer.

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean Rouch
Countries: France, Mali

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RUNTIME

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Tight 37-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Mali.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sigui Synthesis Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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IMDB entry: tt0210290 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean Rouch directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Mali.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 37-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Mali.
4Part of the "Sigui Synthesis Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6IMDB entry: tt0210290 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Runtime: 37 min · 0h 37m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo (1967)

Part of

Sigui Synthesis Collection

A synthesis of the roaming ceremony of the Dogon people living in Mali, the Sigui. It is celebrated for seven years every sixty years, and it is to commemorate the first forefather’s death and funeral and the bestowal of speech to humans.