animation
Bon voyage, Sim
President Sim, ruler of a fictional republic of toads, returns from a grand diplomatic journey to discover that his position is far less secure than the ceremonies suggested.
Bahari Blue
Credits & connections
- Director: Moustapha Alassane · Officially verified
Cultural context
Niger; satirical response to post-independence displays of political power. Film registers 4:53 on Criterion, rounded to five minutes.
Source credits
Moustapha Alassane
Viewing & reading
- Criterion Channel · Needs territory check · Unknown / not checked · Subscription · 1966 original Nigerien animated short; no Ghana account-level playback verified.
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