Niger / 2008 / 52mins / Documentary / Hausa

The Galmi purple, the onion from Niger, pervades West African markets with 400,000 tons a year. Salamatou has been waiting to wed for two years, however her dowry depends on her father’s production of Galmi purple!

Sani Elhadj Magori

Sani Elhadj Magori was born in Niger in 1971. After graduating from high school in Agronomy Engineering in Algeria, he worked as a journalist for various French magazines and newspapers in Niger. In 2008 he completed a Master’s in Creative Documentary at the University Gaston Berger of Saint Louis (Senegal), before actively starting filmmaking. His documentary For the Best and for the Onion! received Jean Rouch Award at the African Documentary Film Forum in Niamey (2008) in addition to dozens of international awards. His documentary Koukan Kourcia: The Cry of the Turtle Dove also won awards at FESPACO 2011 and LAFF 2012. Magori is currently teaching filmmaking at the School of Journalism and Film in Niamey. Learn More