Mali Movies

Happy are those who, like Sekou, have had a great journey. A storyteller like his parents, he perfects his apprenticeship on a pilmigrage through...

Acclaimed artist Abdou Ouologuem delves into the legend and legacy of the richest person in the history of the world, the 14th century Malian king...

A profile of Boubacar Traore, "Mali's Elvis Presley", a love story told by a singer whose music takes us on a social, political and geographic voyage...

"Cinq jours d’une vie" is about a young man, N'Tji, orphaned at an early age, who lives under the supervision of his uncle. He is sent to...

Beginning in South Africa under the apartheid regime, the film follows a young girl who flees the country after a violent confrontation with a local...

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb…Daesh…Boko Haram.** So many extremist movements, of which Africa has become a breeding ground, have...

Passionate sculptor Makan discovers he just won the lottery. This marks the start of a long chase in the streets of Bamako to search the coveted...

Kempinski is a mystical and animist place. People emerge from the dark, holding fluorescent lamps; they speak about a magical world. “Today we...

Shocked by French président Nicolas Sarkozy’s claim that the African man has no history, filmmaker Cheikh N’diaye sets out to...

The story of a young student, lost in her hometown and alienated from her own traditions. After experiencing situations that made her feel powerless...

Meeting of two greats, Cissé's tribute to the dean of African cinema is without discours, without pathos. It is the one returned by his mini...

This powerful social drama from director Fatou Cissé, daughter of legendary Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, explores the impact of...

The Bamako Express takes more than 36 hours to connect Dakar to Bamako, about 1200 kilometers. During this crossing from West to East, multiple...

A child with albinism is often regarded in traditional societies as a curse on their family. Salif Keita, born from a noble lineage of Mali, lived in...

This film tells with verve and a touch of self-irony the history of research on the Dogon since the famous 1931 expedition of Marcel Griaule. The...

The Bozo of Mali are people of the water. For generations, they have lived along the banks of the Niger river, fishing for their livelihood. But...

So Kou gives an insight into the history of an ancient instrument and a master player who contributed at making it better known to the world. The...