Lassiguili

Zeinab Soumahoro / Côte d’Ivoire / 2025 / European Premiere / 27 min.

synopsis

This intimate documentary follows a bride-to-be who, according to Manding tradition, must spend the three days before her wedding in seclusion. Silence gives rise to questions: Was her mother afraid too? How can she be gentle, strong and true to herself? Between rituals and prayers, she enters a state of deep introspection and senses there is very much she has not been told.

“It is a very special cinematic genre, because these are unique and unforgettable moments that we live through.” — Zeinab Soumahoro, Abidjan.net

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biography

Zeinab Soumahoro (1999) is an Ivorian filmmaker and graduate of ISTC Polytechnique in Abidjan who works in film and television directing. Her practice combines observation of reality with poetic expression. She made her debut with In the Footsteps of My Ancestors (2021), a documentary exploring history, memory and human relationships.