XARASSI XANNE – Crossing Voices
Documentary by Raphaël Grisey & Bouba Touré, 123 min., France/ Germany 2022
Based on rare archives, the exemplary adventure of Somankidi Coura – an agricultural cooperative founded in Mali in 1977 by West African immigrant workers living in workers’ accommodation in France – sheds light on the violence of colonial agriculture and the ecological challenges in Africa today.
Two awards at the Cinéma du réel film festival, Paris/France, March 2022
Institut Français – Louis Marcorelles Award
Ciné + Young Jury Award
- Written & directed:
- Raphaël Grisey & Bouba Touré
- Production / Coproduction
- spectre productions / weltfilm
- Funding:
- CNAP