About the project
About the project
An anthropology of the image — made with, not about.
Shot 022 · Framing workshop
Context and vision
Sahel on Sahel: Collaborative Visual Anthropology is a research, training and audiovisual-production project focused on social and communication processes in Sahelian societies.The project strengthens the capacities of partner universities and local communities through collaborative visual-anthropology learning, film production, digital-archive preservation and the dissemination of audiovisual narratives.
Its major areas of work are documentary film production, digital archives and audiovisual memory, training, and intercultural dialogue and peace processes.
Each production brings together researchers, students and communities. Images are returned, discussed and preserved under clear rules for consent, credit and dissemination.
Lines of work
01
Produce
Create films in collaborative visual anthropology.
02
Transmit
Train through workshops and capacity building.
03
Archive
Preserve and sustainably disseminate resources through the CDED.