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TRADITIONAL ARTIFACTS IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH

Synopsis
The Catholic Church of Tokombéré in northern Cameroon is special. They use traditional animistic artefacts in the celebrations of church masses.
This film follows in the footsteps of Baba Simon, a Cameroonian Catholic missionary of origin, who came to the Far North of Cameroon in the 1950s, eager to spread the gospel. He met various people, who recently migrated from the rugged
mountains and settled in the plains. They showed them their religious practices and their sacred artefacts, to which they were very attached.
This film is told by Yaouba Alphonse who was trained by Baba Simon as a catechist. Far from being a simple catechist, he becomes the extension of Baba Simon's will to establish the Catholic Church in her community at Bigeskawé, based on tradition.
However, Yaouba, shows us how he and his people have adapted on the plains with a church that adopted traditional artifacts and worship practices from their tradition in Catholicism in Tokombere.

  • Yahagar Barama
    Producer
  • Yahagar Barama
    Writer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Artefacts traditionnels dans une église catholique
  • Project Type:
    Student
  • Runtime:
    21 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Cameroon
  • Country of Filming:
    Cameroon
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16/9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Université De Maroua au Cameroun
Director Biography

Ingénieur de conception en Arts du spectacle et titulaire d'un Master en Anthropologie visuelle obtenus à l'Université de Maroua. Barama Yahagar est né le 02.01.1987 à Mokolo au Cameroun. Et est actuellement doctorante en anthropologie visuelle à la Faculté des Arts Lettres et Sciences Humaines de L'Université de Maroua. Mes travaux portes sur les artefacts traditionnels et le catholicisme à Tokombéré : Contribution à une anthropologie culturelle de l'inculturation.

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