Between Us, A Secret

Toumani Kouyaté, a djeli or griô, returns to the home village of his family in the Mali, to accompany the rites of passage and initiation of the djelis, through telling stories and the power of the words

25 Mar 2021

14:00

The 30th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival – FESCAAAL will be held entirely online. 9 days of screenings on MYmovies.it and meetings with authors, special events and in-depth coverage on our Facebook and YouTube channels and on Zoom platform, for an entirely digital programme.

During the festival, the film will be available on demand from 25 to 28 March.

Between Us, A Secret

Toumani Kouyaté, a djeli or griô (master of words, storyteller, conflict mediator, councilor of kings) who lives between Brazil and France, returns to the home village of his family in the Mali, to accompany the rites of passage and initiation of the djelis, through telling stories and the power of the words.

Film

Between Us, A Secret

Beatriz Seigner, Toumani Kouyaté | Brazil, Mexico, Burkina Faso | 2020 | 78'

Event

25 Mar 2021 - 2:00 PM

White Snake

The late Tang dynasty. A young man from Snake-Catcher Village, Sean, discovers a mysterious girl by a waterfall

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Event

25 Mar 2021 - 4:30 PM

Celles qui restent

A group of determined women have been leading a battle to find out the truth about all those husbands, sons and brothers They all disappeared trying to emigrate to Europe

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Events

23 Mar 2023 - 10:30 PM

Come le lumache

Extr'A Competition

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Streaming

24 Mar 2023 - 9:00 PM

Calcutta 8:40 AM + Une jeunesse italienne

Extr'A Competition

With Adriano Valerio (director of Calcutta 8:40 AM) and Mathieu Volpe (director of Une jeunesse italienne)

Cineteca Milano Arlecchino|

Screenings

21 Mar 2023 - 6:00 PM

Tea Time

Our traditional tea time to chat with guests and friends of the Festival

With Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam e Uran Sainbileg (director and producer of Harvest Moon); Matteo Sandrini (co-director of Beyond the Frame); Tiziana Bergamaschi (director of Tell Me a Tale - A Comeback Journey); Giuliano Cipollone (screenwriter of Battima)

Festival Center - Bar Il Girevole• Festival Center - Bar Il Girevole|

Tea Time• Tea Time

23 Mar 2023 - 6:00 PM

Tea Time

Our traditional tea time to chat with the guests and the friends of the Festival over a cup of tea

With Cyrielle Raingou (regista di Le spectre de Boko Haram); Francesco Clerici e Luca Previtali (registi di La paz del futuro); Margherita Panizon (director of Come le lumache); Anna de Manincor and Yakub Suleiman (director and protagonist of Yakub)