Título original:Kalanda - The Knowledge Of The Bush. 62'

Título em português:Kalanda - O Conhecimento De Bush.

Diretor/a (es/as): Lorenzo Ferrarini

Produtor/a (es/as):Lorenzo Ferrarini

Fotografia:Lorenzo Ferrarini

País/Países de produção:Uk e Burkina Faso | 2014 | Cor |

Sinopse:

In some parts of west africa, hunting is much more than killing animals. A donso is no common hunter, but a healer, a diviner, a ritual specialist and amulet maker. Kalanda – the knowledge of the Bush is a unique initiatory journey into the knowledge of donsoya from the perspective of the filmmaker. It was filmed during a year of research in burkina faso, thanks to the filmmaker’s initiation and practice of donsoya. His teacher becomes a narrator who carries him and the viewer through a variety of experiences, showing the richness of the knowledge of donsoya. The camera and sound recording techniques work to position the viewer in the shoes of the apprentice: the whole documentary mixes autobiography and reconstruction, continuously blurring the line between teachings and fiction. Filming involved the hunters in a collaborative process, layering observational footage, experimental video, out-of-sync sound and still photography.