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•The Future of Mud - This is the story of Komusa Tenapo, master mason and heir to the secrets of Djenne architecture, the traditional use of mud in Malian buildings.
•Malick Sidibe: Portrait of the Artist as a Portraitist - Short but sweet look at the work of the renowned African artist whose photographs have documented social and cultural changes in Mali over a forty-year period.
•Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today - About Mali's ancient culture, and the location of culture in the country today. Exposes tensions in a society assailed by modernization, Islam and global tourism, yet confident that it will maintain its own distinctive character.
•Fang: An Epic Journey - Mixes documentary and fiction techniques to recount an African art object's 100 year journey - a whole century of Western attitudes towards African culture packed into 8 minutes!
FILMS BY SUSAN VOGEL