A hairdressing salon in the 11th arrondissement (Paris). On the floor below, the jeweler boss, introduces an apprentice to his art which, in Senegal, traditionally belonged to the blacksmith caste. In the manufacture of braids and jewelry techniques, it is both the transposition of practices, and that of a savoir-vivre from one culture to another. A film by Badara SISSOKHO (Senegal) France, 1985, documentary, 16' Graduation film at Ateliers Varan (Paris). Format: Super 8 Year: Summer 1985 Shooting place: Paris Director: Badara Sissokho (Senegal) Cinematographer: Badara Sissokho Production & distribution: Ateliers Varan, 6 impasse Mont-Louis, 75011 PARIS (France). Tél.: (33 1) 43 56 64 04. Fax : (33 1) 43 56 29 02 FESTIVALS 1986 | Foire Internationale de Dakar - Dec 1986 * Selection 1986 | Special Day "L'Afrique Noire Francophone" by Institut National d'Education Populaire - Marly Le Roi - January 1986 * Selection