Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai is now available! The first ever Tuareg language fictional film, based on the legendary rock-u-drama “Purple Rain,” Akounak or “Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it” explores the world of a musician trying to succeed in the raucous subculture of the Niger guitar…
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Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai or "Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it," is Mdou Moctar's feature length fiction film. It is largely a musical film, and like any musical film now has a soundtrack - featuring new compositions by the band, in what is effectively their first…
After nearly a year from our shoot, we're pleased to announce the premiere of our film. Starring Mdou Moctar, a longtime Sahel Sounds artist and collaborator, Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai ("Rain the Color Blue with a little Red in it") is the fictional tale of a young guitarist trying to…
Before the Kickstarter finished, we left for Niger to shoot the footage that will eventually become the film "Akounak." The windy season was fast approaching, which would be followed by a blistering hot season, followed by torrential rains. We acted quickly, shooting at breakneck speed over a mere ten days.…
A few years back, a friend and I were joking about the idea of adapting films to the Sahara. The buddy cop film in Nouakchott, the alien invasion of the Western Sahara. We eventually came to Prince's 1984 epic rock-u-drama Purple Rain, which seemed the ideal model. The film is…