Kassim Sanogo

Ça vibre dans nos têtes

Kassim Sanogo

Korofina, the district of underground life in Bamako. The youths here are rappers, hairdressers, clothes dealers or all of these. They are all into some kind of business but one thing is certain here, underground means creation. Kids eat, smoke and dance on rap music 24 hours a day on Made in Mali tunes.

Gao, la résistance d'un peuple

Kassim Sanogo

Kassim Sanogo

At the beginning of 2012, the northern Malian city of Gao was occupied by jihadist groups. By the force of arms, they demanded the introduction of Sharia law and that the country be divided. While part of the population in Gao joined forces with the separatists, others set up a fierce resistance force to fight the occupation. They formed vigilante groups and night watches to protect their families, organised demonstrations and clandestine gatherings, and eventually managed to drive the jihadists out of Gao. To find out more about the details of the resistance movement, filmmaker Kassim Sanogo traveled to Gao and collected mobile phone videos from the time and interviewed some of the people involved. We hear not only from resistance fighters and members of the city’s council of elders, but also from residents who collaborated with the jihadists before they were ousted.