Power of the Poor

"The second chapter of a planned trilogy critical of the imbalance of power in Dogon social life. A Dogon village in Mali is about to be disturbed by the ambush and decapitation of Adama, an albino, by a gang of headhunters. The latter take his head to a local witchdoctor who believes that albino body parts can make people rich or potent. But the local villagers are convinced that if Adama is buried without his head the whole country will be cursed forever, and attempt to force the authorities to put an end to this practice. Power of the Poor is the second chapter of a planned trilogy critical of the imbalance of power in Dogon social life. A blend of folklore and social realism, the film deals with the plight of albinos in Mali and the...