Lion Hunting with Bow and Arrow (La chasse au lion à l'arc)

AA Cinema Screening, Wednesday 16 October 

The AA Cinema will be hosting film screenings chosen each week by different AA Tutors.
This week’s film, Lion Hunting with Bow and Arrow (1965), Directed by Jean Rouch.

Hosted by Alvaro Velesco-Perez (Diploma 13 Unit Master). 

Synopsis: On the border of Mali and Niger, men live in perfect harmony with the cosmos. The cows graze quietly, even in the company of lions. However, it happens that the cosmic order is broken when a lion decides to attack a cow. It is then decided ritually to go hunting lion, which is practiced every four years and requires very thorough preparation. Poisoned arrows are made, the arches are made while we perform dances and incantations to prepare the poison, the boto. Traps are put in place and when the animal engulfs, the hunter has only to shoot his arrow.

The AA Cinema is located in the Research Collections Room (basement, No. 32 Bedford Square) and is open for bookings by AA staff and students. A programme of screenings for AA members is held termly - see the What’s On listings and a Film Club for students also operates, showing films on a weekly basis. AA students and staff also have access to a library of 1,782 feature films and documentaries.

All film loans, viewings and screenings for students are held as part of an educational programme.

This screening is for AA Students and Staff only and is for the purpose of instruction, criticism and review.