A Single Word

In this meditative and elegiac portrait, Senegalese filmmakers Khady and Mariama Sylla record the tales of their grandmother, a griot (storyteller) who is one of the last repositories of their culture’s oral tradition.

1h 3m2014TMDb 5.0

French

Crew and Cast

Mariama SyllaDirector

Khady Sylla

Khady SyllaDirector

Penda Diogo Sarr

Storyline

In this meditative and elegiac portrait, Senegalese filmmakers Khady and Mariama Sylla record the tales of their grandmother, a griot (storyteller) who is one of the last repositories of their culture’s oral tradition.

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Info

Original title: Une simple parole
Status: Released
Released: 7 September 2014
Runtime: 1h 3m
TMDB score: 5.0 / 10 (3 votes)

Production

Director: Mariama Sylla, Khady Sylla
Countries: Senegal

Languages

Original: French
Spoken: French, Wolof