The 2013 African Film Festival kicks off at Washington University on Friday night with a screening of La Pirogue, the new feature from Senegalese fillmmaker Moussa Touré. Adapted from Abasse Ndione’s ...

Similar to a canoe, the pirogue was first used by Native Americans in the swamps and marshes of Louisiana, before it was refined by French explorers, hunters and settlers. The pirogue was dug out of a ...

film profile] (“The Pirogue”) is currently enjoying a promising buzz behind the scenes of the French industry. Shot between February 24 and April 14 in Dakar and Palmarin, the director’s third feature ...

Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. The glitz of Cannes on the French Riviera ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Abstract This essay examines Senegalese director Moussa Touré's film Goor Fitt / La Pirogue (2012), which shows how and why ordinary West ...

The pirogue, the proposed official boat of the state, has set sail for the Louisiana Senate after navigating relatively calm waters in the House. Lawmakers last week voted 95-1 for House Bill 746 by ...

The small Jefferson Parish town of Jean Lafitte is bringing back a sporting event that used to draw thousands of spectators and some of the strongest paddling arms in the state. On Saturday (July 21), ...