French filmmaker Laurent Chevallier always wanted to make a documentary on an African circus, but there were no native circuses on the continent. So Chevallier decided to help found a circus in Guinea. 36 young people were chosen from the city of Conakry to participate in what would become Circus Baobab. A group of French circus artists were imported to train the participants for 2 years in acrobatics and trapeze. Then the group took their show on the road. This film is Chevallier's account of the troupe's inaugural tour in Guinea, from March 1 - April 11, 2000.
Title | Circus Baobab |
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Year | 2001 |
Genre | Documentary |
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Studio | |
Cast | Kabiné Traoré, Ibrahim Koumbassa, Ibrahim Camara, Ibrahim Bamba |
Crew | Laurent Chevallier (Director), Jacques Chevallier (Writer), Laurent Chevallier (Writer), Pierre Marcault (Music), Amar Arhab (Director of Photography), Jeanne Moutard (Editor) |
Keyword | circus, africa, guinea-conakry, circus baobab |
Release | Feb 28, 2001 |
Runtime | 100 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 10.00 / 10 by 1 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Français, Wolof |