Lagos, Nigeria·Documentary
Streaming license
Indicative — acquisition is dialogue, not checkout.
Authenticated by the FAACCE Curatorial Council. View certificate.
Story behind the work
A patient, almost devotional portrait of the tailors of Balogun Market — men and women whose Singer machines have outlived governments. Bankole films them as the cultural infrastructure they are.
A 28-minute short, filmed over eighteen months inside one of West Africa's largest textile markets.
Curatorial note
FAACCE Curatorial Council
"Selected for the FAACCE moving-image archive; deed-of-consent from participating tailors held on file."
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