Fanado (1984)
This film documents the festivities and different stages of an initiation ritual of a Balanta community in Guinea Bissau. The filmmaker Sana na N'Hada, belonging to that same community, at the time of the film production was himself not initiated. Many years later Sana na N'Hada finally experiences the process through Fanado, what produced the acknowledgement of a personal conflict with his own film: the modernist ethnological look casted upon the events, articulated with his comments in the French language contrasts with the ungraspable, implicated in the opacity of those practices.
Director: Sana Na N'Hada
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 22 min
Release Date: January 1, 1984
Country: Guinea-Bissau
Original Language: fr
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fanado about?
- This film documents the festivities and different stages of an initiation ritual of a Balanta community in Guinea Bissau. The filmmaker Sana na N'Hada, belonging to that same community, at the time of the film production was himself not initiated. Many years later Sana na N'Hada finally experiences the process through Fanado, what produced the acknowledgement of a personal conflict with his own film: the modernist ethnological look casted upon the events, articulated with his comments in the French language contrasts with the ungraspable, implicated in the opacity of those practices.
- Who directed Fanado?
- Fanado was directed by Sana Na N'Hada.
- How long is Fanado?
- Fanado has a runtime of 22m (22 minutes).
- What genre is Fanado?
- Fanado is a Documentary film.
- Where was Fanado produced?
- Fanado was produced in Guinea-Bissau.