Journey on the Bamako-Dakar

198927 min 50 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Hillie Molenaar

Production: Michèle Renaud-Molnar

Co-produced by Ciné-Contact Inc. and the Canadian International Development Agency with the co-operation of the NFB and the CBC. For purchase, contact Ciné-Contact Inc.

The Bamako-Dakar Railway symbolizes the changes which are beginning to occur in Mali, one of the world's poorest nations. Journey on the Bamako-Dakar relates the struggles of women to support their families despite the drastic inflation rates provoked by recent changes in society. It is also the story of how one Malian development worker helps her peers work together to adapt to these changes.

Other versions

Le Bamako-Dakar

Subject categories

  • Developing Countries > AfricaAfrica - West AfricaSocial ChangeSocial ProblemsWomen
  • Women > Developing CountriesPovertySocial Action
  • Economics > Foreign CountriesSocial Conditions and ProgramsSocio-Economic ConditionsWomen

Credits

director
Hillie Molenaar
executive producer
Michèle Renaud-Molnar