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KOROMOUSSO: Big Sister

KOROMOUSSO – Grande sœur
Habibata Ouarme and Jim Donovan
2023 | 75 min
Documentary
French and English

Awards and Festivals

  • Honourable Mention- Feature DocumentaryFemale Eye Film Festival (FeFF), Toronto (2023)

  • Official SelectionHuman Rights Watch Film Festival, Toronto (2023)

  • Official SelectionHuman Rights Watch Film Festival, London (2023)

  • Official SelectionHuman Rights Watch Film Festival, New York (2023)

  • Official SelectionInternational Women's Film Festival of Salé (FIFFS), Morocco (2023)

  • Official SelectionMontreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), Canada (2023)


Short synopsis


Long synopsis


Interview with the filmmakers


About female genital mutilation (FGM)

Trailer


Excerpts

Safieta Sawadogo


Dr. Angela Deane



Poster

Images










Team


Habibata Ouarme
Writer and Director


Photo
Photo : NFB




Jim Donovan
Writer and Director


Photo
Photo : Carinne Leduc




Christine Aubé
Producer


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Photo : NFB




Denis McCready
Producer and Executive Producer


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Photo : NFB




Nathalie Cloutier
Executive Producer


Photo
Photo : Valérie Sangin



Credits

Written and directed by
HABIBATA OUARME and JIM DONOVAN 

Research
HABIBATA OUARME 

Videography
VANESSA ABADHIR
JIM DONOVAN
HABIBATA OUARME
DENIS MCCREADY 

Sound Recording
FRANÇOIS NORMANDIN 

Production Managers
JAMES EDWARD 
ÉRIK CIMON  

Narration
HABIBATA OUARME 

Narration Recording Director 
MÉLANIE DUBOIS 

Edited by 
FRANÇOIS NORMANDIN 

Foley 
KARLA BAUMGARDNER 

Sound Design and Editing 
CATHERINE VAN DER DONCKT 

Original Music 
JENNY SALGADO
With the collaboration of
ANDRÉ COURCY

Musicians
GUITAR AND BASS – ANDRÉ COURCY
KORA – SADIO SISSOKHO
VIOLIN – CHANTAL BERGERON
OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND PROGRAMMING – JENNY SALGADO 

Voice
SOLOIST – FABIOLA ALADIN 

Original Soundtrack
© 2022 National Film Board of Canada (SOCAN) 

With the participation of
FATIMA
SAFIETA SAWADOGO
ZAINABOU OUEDRAOGO
PAPA LADJIKÉ DIOUF
DR ANGELA DEANE
DR MICHEL AKOTIONGA
VANESSA ZANDI SIMBA 
GOLI EDWIGE 

Special thanks to 
KHADY NGOM
TRAORÉ KOROTOUMOU
OUARMÉ LATIFA 
OUARMÉ SALIFOU
OUARMÉ AISSETOU
OUARMÉ HABI 
LANKOANDÉ DIENABA
OUARMÉ AWA
OUARMÉ AZIZ
NOMBO ALIMATOU
JEAN -PIERRE GUAY
EMMANUELLE GAREAU
GOLI SAINTE ALIX KARELLE
DJENABOU SANGARE 
LANKOANDE DRAMANE
RAFIQ (Action Network for the Equality of Immigrant and Racialized Women in Quebec)
CLINIC ATEGUINA 
CLINICAL TEAM (ABDOULAYE FOFANA, IDRISSA BORO, CHRISTINE DOUAMBA)
HAMED CHALA (Assinie driver)
KAZINGA DRISSA (Ouagadougou driver)
SAFIETA SAWADOGO FAMILY
OUATTARA MARIAM, Beauty shop 

International Safety Study
BURKINA FASO/IVORY COAST
ALEAS INC.
TOM GAUVREAU
ÉRIC BEAUSÉJOUR 

Technical Support
PIERRE DUPONT
MARIE-JOSÉE GOURDE
PATRICK TRAHAN 

Online Editing and Colorization
DENIS PILON 

Graphic Designer 
CYNTHIA OUELLET 

Foley Recording 
GEOFFREY MITCHELL    

Sound Mixing
SHELLEY CRAIG  

Technical Coordinator
JEAN-FRANÇOIS LAPRISE

Production Coordinators
SARA SAJEDI
ISABELLE GATTI 

Marketing Managers
JUDITH LESSARD-BÉRUBÉ
NATHALIE GUÉRARD 

Administrator and Line Producer
ALEXANDRINE TORRES DE FIGUEIREDO 

Administrator
SIA KOUKOULAS 

Legal Counsel
JULIE PATRY

Line Producer 
GÉNEVIÈVE DUGUAY 

Executive Producers
DENIS MCCREADY
NATHALIE CLOUTIER 

Producers
DENIS MCCREADY
CHRISTINE AUBÉ  

Subtitling and Translation 
MELS Studios  

A production of the National Film Board of CanadaCanadian Francophonie Studio 



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