Bamako Chicken

Aba Diko prepares chicken dinner in Bamako, Mali.

Official Selection: St. Louis International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Helsinki African Film Festival, Ouarzazate International Film Festival, Ethnografilm

Featured: Aeon, National Geographic Short Film Showcase, Barbican Centre's 'Eat the Screen'

My host brother in Bamako was bummed to spend his summer working instead of playing football. We found a way to turn work into play.

Director: Habib Yazdi

Editor: Ali Mao

Sound: Chris Foster

Color: Company 3

Colorist: Jaime O'Bradovich

DI Producer: Katie Andrews

Assistant Editor: Dan Berk

Titles: Jordan Lister

Special Thanks: Frank Sun, Joey Marra, Amy Zhang, Bronson Stamp, and XY CONTENT

Super Thanks: Nick Crist for VFX, removing dust in post

Photographed in 2010, completed in 2015.