Minidoc movie ‘Surviving the curse’
Minidoc movie ‘Surviving the curse’
Every year, an unknown number of children are abandoned to die in Guinea-Bissau. Some are left near the sea, others near termite nests.
Every year, an unknown number of children are abandoned to die in Guinea-Bissau. Some are left near the sea, others near termite nests.
It’s the Bissau-Guinean version of the ‘witchcraft children’ beliefs, that still persist in many African places.
It’s the Bissau-Guinean version of the ‘witchcraft children’ beliefs, that still persist in many African places.
In this movie I shot and edited in 2016, while writing on the subject, besides the central testimony of Binham, one of the music stars of Guinea-Bissau that escaped death, there are two other heart-breaking stories involving handicap young girls.
Here are two links for the news report (in Portuguese) we published:
Tradição mata bebés na Guiné, sobrevivente luta a cantar (RTP website)
Tradição Mata Bebés Na Guiné, Sobrevivente Luta A Cantar (Lusonewsmag website)
‘Surviving the Curse’ (‘Sobreviver à Maldição’ in its original portuguese title) was part of the 2016 edition of 'Festival Internacional de Música no Cinema', movie festival in São Jorge cinema, Lisbon, Portugal.