Of wells and men
Sep 30th, 2008 by ingrid
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A man stands at the mouth of a well, donning a rudimentary harness.
Camera in hand, he starts a 126 meters drop, at the end of which he reaches two men working at the center of the earth.
We have entered the world of the traditional well-diggers of Niger.
Through interviews of a master well-digger and his labourers, the film reveals the customary know-how of these men fighting against sand in order to access water.
Shot in desert landscapes, the film treats the following themes : acces to water, desertification and its impact on the communities of nomadic cattle breeders.
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For the emotion it arouses, and for its remarkable cinematic story, the jury unanimously chose to reward a work which plunges the spectators in the heart of a secular traditional know-how, giving men the access to a resource as vital as water in a arid environment.
Jury’s speech – Closing ceremony FIFEN 08
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Prizes
- Golden Giraffe, Festival International du Film d’Environnement de Niamey, Niger (films of less than 60 minutes)
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– Golden Drop, International Water and Film Events, Istanbul, Turkey (films of less than 60 minutes)
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– Audience’s Prize + special mention of the Professional Jury, Festival Les Toiles de Mer, Lanton, France
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- Best Short Film, Festival Cinemambiente, Turin, Italy
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- Best Documentary Short Film, Festival Panafrica, Montréal, Canada
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- Best Reel Change Film, Human Rights Arts & Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia
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Festivals and screenings
- June 2008 : Festival International du Film d’Environnement de Niamey, Niger – Prize : Golden Giraffe (category films less than 60 minutes)
- September 2008 : Festival International du Film Spot et du Film Court sur l’Eau et l’Environnement de Montpellier, France
- November 2008 : 26ème Festival International du Film d’Environnement, Paris et Île-de-France
- December 2008 : 3ème Forum Africain du Film Documentaire, Niamey, Niger
- January 2009 : 1st International Short Film Days, Blida, Algeria
- February 2009 :
* 31st International Short Film Festival of Clermon-Ferrand , France – Selection African Perspectives
* International Ethnographic Film Festival of Québec , Québec, Canada
* FESPACO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- March 2009 :
* International Water and Cinema Events, Istanbul, Turquie – Prize : Golden Drop (category films less than 60 minutes)
* Au Film de l’Eau – International Water and Cinema, Verviers, Belgique
- April 2009 :
* Festival Les Toiles de Mer, Lanton, France – Audience’s Prize + special mention of the Professional Jury
* Festival Plein Sud, Cozes, France
* Péniche Anako – Sahara month, Paris, France
* Pavillon de l’Eau de la Ville de Paris, France
* 1st Muestra Internacional de Cine Documental y Etnográfico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* 7th Human Rights Film Festival, San Sebastián, Spain
- May 2009 :
* Slow Food on Film, Bologna, Italy
* EnviroPhilm, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
- June 2009 :
* Festival de l’Oh, Arcueil, France
* 11th Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental, Goias, Brazil
* 7th Festival Signes de Nuit, Paris, France
- August 2009 :
* Rooftop Films, New York, USA
* 6th International Audivisual Festival of Biodiversity, Rome, Italy
*12th CinemAmbiente – International Environmental Film Festival, Torino, Italy
- November 2009 :
* 23rd Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds, England
* Cinamazonia, Festival de Cinéma des Mondes Métissés, Cayenne, Guyane
* Traces de Vie, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- December 2009 :
* Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-Provence, France
- April 2010 :
* 26th Panafrica International, Montréal, Canada
* Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Australia
- July 2010 :
* Résistances, Foix, France
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