purpose and the visual in Bamako

Bamako is slightly confusing for me, in that I can’t get a grip on its purpose.
In one sense, obviously, it is a “straightforward” documentary, angry and edifying. But on the other, there is the apparatus around the trial- and the fact that “real life,” carrying on around it, basically dismisses it. There seem to be [...]

Bamako the docudrama

Bamako was very informative for me, as I know very little about the World Bank. And, because I don’t know too much about the World Bank, I really liked the inter-cutting with the witnesses. As kaytee12 says in her post, they helped me consider things I wouldn’t have otherwise.
Although the movie was very clearly from an African viewpoint, [...]

bamako and hyenas

      While watching both films I couldn’t help but feel frustrated, I’m not sure if this was intentional on the part of the films or not. I found that the portrayal of the daily struggle with economic chaos and the bureaucracy encited this frustration. I figured that the directors were probably using this as a [...]