Le Rite, la Folle et Moi

The Akpéma is a ritual in Kabié country (northern Togo) in which older women teach young girls how to become worthy and mature women. During her initiation, director Gentille Assih Menguizani learned secrets about her grandmother’s history. She also understood why her father mistreated her. Today, chosen as the godmother for her little sister’s Akpéma, it is up to her to pass on to her this story that she has carried within her, as a woman carries a baby within her. The Rite, the Madwoman and Me is a story of transmission, an opportunity to understand the weight of tradition and the complexity of African cultures. It is above all an opportunity for two sisters to erase the insult that taints their grandmother’s descent.

s.-t. anglais: Le Rite, la Folle et Moi

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