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Title: | Ra, the mechanic |
Editor: | Cissé, Mamadou Kotiki |
Year: | 2007 |
Language: | onb |
City of publisher: | Bamako |
Publisher: | Farafina Danbé Productions |
Geographic term: | Mali |
Subjects: | women entrepreneurs repair shops urban life documentary films (form) videos (form) |
Abstract: | In the busy streets of Bamako (Mali), a young woman, about 25 years old, mother of a child, repairs generators. Engaged to be married, Ra does 'a man's job' and supervises a crew of teenage boys. Ra gives much importance to social relationships - she participates in the 'tontines' (informal saving and credit associations) organized by the young women of her district. Wrecked generators from her shop are recovered and transformed into crockery and kitchen utensils. On Ra's wedding day, the presents given to her include gifts made from her recovered generators. [Abstract reproduced from dvd-video] |