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Night Nursery + Death and Cash
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"Night Nursery / Garderie Nocturne," by Moumouni Sanou / Burkina Faso, France and Germany / 2021 / 67mins / Documentary / Dioula
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This event is part of the 29th NYAFF — "Visions of Freedom" Learn More
These documentaries tackle the realities of navigating one's community as both a source of tourment and solace. With unique takes on community support and grass-roots organizing on the African continent, these films both reflect the power and wit of a people determined to face its own hurdles. Save by purchasing the 5 films for $50 pass here.
Films
Night Nursery / Garderie Nocturne
Moumouni Sanou
/ Burkina Faso, France and Germany / 2021
/ 67mins
Every evening in a popular area of the city of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso, Ms. Coda welcomes the children of sex workers into her home. The young women then stroll through the "Black," a lively alley in the city center, until daybreak when they come to pick up their babies.
+ New York Premiere
Death and Cash
Lionel Doyigbé
/ Benin / 2020
/ 44mins
Honoré and Grégoire are preparing for their mother’s funeral. They are faced with the swarm of expenses associated with funerals in Porto Novo, Benin. The “nerve of war” is the nerve of their preparation.
+ New York Premiere
