Jen, I feel sure this film, by Christian Richard, is the one that your faculty member is thinking of. The DVD is apparently available from France, with French subtitles, and for Region 2 players.
When checking in WorldCat, I could only find 2 copies in the US -- the University at Albany and the University of Tulsa. The other 12 copies listed were in France, Germany, and the UK. Too bad it's not easily available. It looks very interesting and the fabulous Burkinabé actor, Sotigui Kouyaté (see: London River) was in it. Good luck, Dusty Haller Dorcas Haller Librarian/ Professor/ Department Chair Community College of Rhode Island Library 1 Hilton Street, Providence, RI 02905 401-455-6085 * dhal...@ccri.edu ---LOOK IT UP!--- ________________________________________ From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Haller, Dorcas W. Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 5:01 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] african film query LE COURAGE DES AUTRES (http://www.cine3mondes.com/vente-dvd/afrique,1,le-courage-des-autres,28) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:06:05 -0400 From: Jen Matthews <jmatt...@nd.edu> Subject: [Videolib] FW: african film query To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Message-ID: <63c1247bf61fc64e88f0db7d614e5644169ff65...@ice-mbx-3.ice.nd.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone recognize the film mentioned below? I don't I'm afraid and would like to be able to provide it for this faculty member. Jennifer ----------------- Jennifer Matthews (574)631-9038 (work) matthews...@nd.edu<mailto:matthews...@nd.edu> From: margot vanderham [mailto:margot...@yahoo.ca] Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 2:52 PM To: Jen Matthews Subject: african film query Hello Jennifer! I have enjoyed looking through your catalogue of African films, so many interesting ones. I am trying to find the name (and a copy of) a film I saw in Vancouver in the 80's, early 80's I believe, that was beautifully filmed and amazing as it was a feature without a word of dialogue, yet it told the story of villagers being captured for the slave trade who are freed during their journey to the port by the powers of a shaman who deliberately allows himself to be caught for a time. It was a Mali-France co-production. I wonder if you have ever heard of it or if you may have any tips on how I can find it. Many thanks for your consideration of this request! Margot Vanderham VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
