Tales of Sand and Snow

1,721 views · Published 17 February 2016 · 48:29 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: NFB · 2016 · Film & Animation

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In a quest to rediscover the spiritual values of his own people, an African filmmaker from the Gourmantche tribe of Burkina Faso visits the Atikamekw of Northern Quebec. The resulting documentary is a dialogue between those who divine the future in the sand with those who use snow-encased sweat lodges to reconnect with the spiritual world.

Directed by Hyacinthe Combary - 2004 | 48 min

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