The Blooms of Banjeli

Directed by Carlyn Saltman
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Documentary, Short
"The Blooms of Banjeli" explores the intricate ties between technology, gender, and tradition in Togo. Through vivid rituals and 1914 footage, it reveals how iron smelting parallels childbirth, depicting the furnace as a womb and iron blooms as newborns in a cultural tapestry.
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