La voie Peule

Original title La voie Peule

Intimists and emblematic portarits tell the current destiny of the peuls of West Africa. In Mali, one of the poorest states of the world, these people are confronted with the terrible question of his future In a Malian society in full transformation, can the traditions and the way of life of these seminomad sheperds continue to exist in front of the inevitable modernization of the country? Through a touching meeting with this traditional culture, the narrative shows the universal movement of transformation of rural mentalities.

Author/s Sylvain Vesco

Sylvain Vesco discovered Africa at the age of 16 and immediately fell in love with it. After several journeys in Mali, his interest for the peules traditionnal culture growth. He made visual anthropology studies. La Voie Peule is a first film.

Research Sylvain Vesco
Photography Antoinr Challeil
Sound Felix Blum
Editing Nafi Dicko