Keita. The Heritage of the Griot
Description
In this story-within-a-story, Mabo Keita, a young boy living in contemporary Burkina Faso, receives a message from a traditional storyteller (griot) that he must "learn the meaning of his name." Mabo is a descendent of Sundiata Keita, legendary founder of the Mali Empire and hero of The Epic of Sundiata. As Sundiata Keita comes to understand his role in Mandé history, so the younger Keita grasps the scope and significance of his heritage - a lesson that was not taught in his school's Westernized curriculum.
Runtime
94 min
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c1995
Database
Films on Demand
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