''La Robe du temps '' (''The Gown of Time'') is a 2008 film from
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Career
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, whose documentaries have won a number of international awards.
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Synopsis
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in 2006.
The film was selected that year as a Berlinale documentary project.
The film was a co-production between Dangarama of Niger and Adalios of France.
As with most films made in Niger, the director was forced to be his own producer.
Festival screenings
The film was featured at the November 2008 ''Lumières d'Afrique'' festival in Besançon, France.
It was shown at the '' Festival de Cine Africano'' in Córdoba, Spain.
It was also featured at the 2009 "Lagunimages" Festival, which has been held in Cotonou
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, Benin every two years since 2000. The festival primarily showcases African audio visual works, and provides a forum for exchange of information between their makers and potential investors.
The film was screened again at the 2009 Amiens International Film Festival
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and at the third ''Ciclo de Cine por la Paz'' festival at the Bellas Artes of Madrid
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References
External links
jccarthage.org
La Robe du temps
in Fondo Filmico FCAT
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2008 films
Nigerien documentary films
French documentary films
2008 documentary films
Films set in Niger
2000s French films