Before the Feast (movie)

Before the Feast (movie)

  • Production country: Cameroon, Norway
  • Producer: Lisbet Holtedahl
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 1/1/2018
  • Run time: 25 min.

Movie description

Filmed in 8mm, during the Ramadan of 1984 in Ngaoundéré, Northern Cameroon, the film relates the everyday life of a Fulani woman, Zeinabou. Scenes filmed in a joyful and relaxed atmosphere present domestic activities and interaction between the main protagonist and her husband, children and neighbors as they await the Ramadan feast.