The Platters
Original title : Les ÉcuellesVersion restauréeThe young people of the Mossi villages in northern Burkina Faso are leaving for the towns. Meanwhile, their elders persist with traditional crafts such as making wooden platters - a laborious process involving all the stages from felling the tree to selling the finished article. The meticulous work of carving is made harder by the fact that they have only basic tools at their disposal. Restored in 2K by Eclair in 2019.
The Platters
Original title : Les ÉcuellesVersion restauréeThe young people of the Mossi villages in northern Burkina Faso are leaving for the towns. Meanwhile, their elders persist with traditional crafts such as making wooden platters - a laborious process involving all the stages from felling the tree to selling the finished article. The meticulous work of carving is made harder by the fact that they have only basic tools at their disposal. Restored in 2K by Eclair in 2019.
Film listing
- year1983
- nationalityBurkina Faso
- running time11min
- producersMinistère des Affaires étrangères, Mae, Les Films de l'Avenir
- editingArnaud Blin, Juliana Sanchez
- year1983
- nationalityBurkina Faso
- running time11min
- producersMinistère des Affaires étrangères, Mae, Les Films de l'Avenir
- editingArnaud Blin, Juliana Sanchez


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