Directed by Katy Lena Ndiaye
Oualata, a red city on the far edge of the Sahara desert. In this haven, frail rampart against the sand, three women practice traditional painting, they decorate the walls of the city.
In a society apparently dominated by tradition, religion and men, these women unreservedly express themselves. They comment freely on the relationship between men and women.
Directed by Katy Lena Ndiaye
Director of Photography Herman Bertiau
1st Assistant Camera Mohamed Beîdara
Sound Engineer Hélène Lamy-Au-Rousseau
Editing Yannick Leroy
Assisted by Laurent Chinot
Assisted by Benoît Salin
Location Manager Sidi Ould Abhmedou
Sound Mix Gilles Benardeau
Color Correction Ronald Grauer
Translator Ndiaye Kane
Translator Khady Coulibaly
Translator Mohamed Abdallahi Bezeïd
Original Soundtrack Erwin Vann
Soundtrack Production Renoar HADRI
Voice Malouma mint El Meïdah
Voice Laila Amezian
Violoncello Lode Vercampt
Piano Erwin Vann
Guitar Francis Perez
Executive Producer Jean-Christophe Zelis
Executive Producer Karim El Jailani
Executive Producer Isselmou Tajidine
Production Manager Severin Andrieu-Delille
Produced by Aurelien Bodinaux
Production Neon Rouge
In collaboration with
ADAV
Al Tarab
Arte
Canal + Poland
CGRI
CNC
Coopération Espagnole
DGCD
Het Gesprek TV
Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
RTBF
Télévision de Mauritanie (TVM)
TV Brasil
Distributed by
Journeyman Pictures
Libérations Films
Neon Rouge Production
Genre Documentary – colors
Language Arabic & French
Subtitles French, English, Dutch, Spanish, Potuguese
Format 16/9
Sound stereo
Shot on HDV
Available on Beta Digit, Beta SP
Fowler Museum, UCLA (USA 2018)
Institute of African American Affairs, New York University (USA 2017)
AFRI'DOC - Prix du Grand Jury (Dunkerque 2013)
TVNZ7 - non competitive (New Zealand 2010)
Black Movie - in competition (Genève 2009)
Africa Alive Festival - non competitive (FRANKFURT 2009)
CinemAfrica - in competition (Stockholm 2009)
FESPACO - in competition (Ouagadougou 2009)
CASCADE FESTIVAL OF AFRICAN FILMS - non competitive (Portland - USA 2009)
Objectif Doc - non competitive (Paris 2009)
DOC A TUNIS - non competitive (Tunisia 2009)
FEMINA – International Women’s Film Festival - non competitive (Brazil 2009)
Festival "les yeux ouverts sur l'immigration - non competitive (France 2009)
Africa in Motion - non competitive (Edinburgh 2009)
Fondation Cajasol - non competitive (Espagne 2009)
Africa Continent - non competitive (Portugal 2009)
Freiburger Film Forum - non competitive (Germany 2009)
Pellicule ensorcelée - non competitive (Charleville Mezières 2009)
Festival des yeux ouverts - non competitive (Beauvais - France 2009)
Kerala International FIlm Festival - non competitive (India 2009)
Association Cultures et Traditions - non competitive (Gannat - France 2009)
SOAS - non competitive (London 2009)
Médiathèque départementale de Besançon - non competitive (France 2009)
Forum d'Antropologie de Genève - non competitive (Suisse 2009)
II Semana Cultural Africana - non competitive (Valladolid 2009)
Derechos humanos en África subsahariana - non competitive (Spain 2009)
Afrika Eye Film Festival - non competitive (Bristol 2009)
Cinefable - non competitive (Montreuil 2009)
Festival International du Film sur l'Art - in competition (Montreal 2008)
FIPA - in competition (Biarritz 2008)
Thessalonique - in competition (Grece 2008)
New York African FIlm Festival - non competitive (New York 2008)
Vues d'Afique - non competitive (Montreal 2008)
Afrique Taille XL - Prix de l'espoir (Brussels 2008)
Festival du Cinéma d’Afrique, d’Asie et d’Amérique - Best African documentary (Milan 2008)
Festival du Cinéma d’Afrique, d’Asie et d’Amérique - CUMSE (Milan 2008)
Leuven Afrika Film Festival - non competitive (Leuven 2008)
RIFF - non competitive (Roma 2008)
Tarifa Film Festival - in competition (Spain 2008)
INPUT - in competition (South Africa 2008)
Festival du film documentaire Real Life - Meilleur documentaire (Accra - Ghana 2008)
ZIFF - Mentions, Signis et mention du jury (Zanzibar 2008)
Festival del Sur de Agüimes - in competition (Canaries 2008)
Picha - rencontre de l'image de Lumumbachi - non competitive (RDC 2008)
Les Etats Généraux du Film Documentaire - non competitive (Lussas - France 2008)
Festival des Journées du Crocodile - non competitive (Lausanne - Suisse 2008)
Africa in the Picture - in competition (The Netherlands 2008)
DOCKANEMA - in competition (Mozambique 2008)
FILMS FROM THE SOUTH - in competition (Norway 2008)
Nouveaux Cinémas d'Afrique - in competition (Germany 2008)
Festival international du film d'Afrique et dees î - non competitive (Ile de la Réunion 2008)
ânûû-rû âboro - Mention spéciale du jury (Nouvelle-Calédonie 2008)
L'Alternativa - Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona - Mention spéciale du jury (Spain 2008)
Festival International du Film d’Amiens - non competitive (France 2008)
Filmer à tout prix - in competition (Bruxelles 2008)
Festival di Cinema Africano di Verona - Meilleur documentaire (Italy 2008)
Women Filmmakers of Zimbabwe (WFOZ) - in competition (Zimbabwe 2008)
Dubai International Film Festival - in competition (Dubai 2008)
Festival International du Film d’Amiens - non competitive (France 2008)
FIFF - non competitive (Namur 2007)