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- A group of West African hunters embark on a ritual hunt, tracking a pride of lions which has been attacking their cattle.
- A Mauritanian worker, Sidi, works in France. Like most immigrant workers, he is employed in the most arduous and dangerous jobs.
- Three African friends travel from their drought stricken Niger to an inundated Holland (where they learn about sustainable low tech windmills) and back again in this act of collaborative filmmaking suffused with improvisation and humor.
- A dance of possession takes place in Zima Dauda Sido's concession in Niger. Turu and Bitti, the archaic drums, will be beaten during the ceremony.
- From the bridges of Porto to its estuary, two men are paying tribute to the elegant Douro River. Through Luís de Camões and Prince Henry the Navigator, through its Viking ships and dizzying bridges, the Douro is a great witness to the history and culture of Portugal. Jean Rouch and Manoel de Oliveira are walking alongside while reciting a poem written by de Oliveira himself. During their walk, they reflect upon documentary-making, the charm of the river, and what it represents to them.
- In the village of Simiri, Niger, fisherman Daouda is also a priest of the cult of Dongo, the god of Thunder for the Songhay people. He tells the god's legend by illustrating his account with drawings sketched in the sand at his feet.
- Near Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, people care for themselves as best as they can. They are also helped by Albert Atcho, the high priest of the Harris cult. A kind of magus, Monsieur Albert obtains amazing healings among the mentally ill.
- Traditional houses and new architecture in Ayorou, an island on the River Niger in the archipelago of Tillaberi. The village and its activities; the building of the house of a newly-wed young man.
- The fifth year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of Idyeli.
- The fourth year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of Amani.
- Scene of possession during a ceremony to appeal for rain in Niger.