Wakis

  • Directed by Djaka Tanguy
  • 2018
  • Workshops in Central African Republic
  • Work, Nature & Environment
  • Shooting place : Bangui
  • Duration : 29 min
  • Audio : SG
  • Subtitles : EN

Synopsis

Wakis, a lumberjack in the Central African Republic, works with his family collecting wood to process into charcoal. But faced with its increasing scarcity—and to avoid conflicts with his neighbours—he must “hunt” trees further and further away from his production site.

Rewards, festivals and diffusions

Visions du Réel

  • Place : Nyon (Switzerland)
  • Date : 2020

Festival Cinémas d'Afrique

  • Place : Lausanne (Switzerland)
  • Date : 2021

Ji.hlava IDFF

  • Place : Prague (Czech Republic)
  • Date : 2020

Lima Alterna Festival International de Cine

  • Place : Lima, Pérou
  • Date : 2020

Festival Lumières d'Afrique

  • Place : Besançon (France)
  • Date : 2022

Director' s comments

Tanguy Djaka Yarissi creates an accurate social chronicle about the insecurity of a traditional trade.

Tanguy Djaka

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