KOLILÈ
Homecoming
Ouidah, a land of memory, has become a place where Beninese people celebrated their culture. One steps onto it with pride, reclaiming a history that was once fragmented.
Kolilè – the homecoming
KOLILÈ is more than a visual project: it is a reconnection to one’s roots, a celebration of identity, and a tribute to the cultural heritage of Benin - proudly carried by the diaspora.
Driven by passion, this project gives form and image to the encounter between the richness of Ouidah’s heritage and the power of contemporary artistic expression.
Memory, resonance, belonging.
Kɔlilɛ – KOLILÈ – HOMECOMING
KOLILÈ - TEASER
KOLILÈ - Homecoming
Ouidah, Act I
Credits
Artistic Direction, Concept and Choreography : Camille BADIROU
Performance : Camille BADIROU
Direction : Augustin DEHOUMON - gusMadeit production
Director of Photography (DOP) : Djamal IDOHOU
Assistant : Fadi GBELIDFI
Sound : Gendamou Na Wili We Gnannin - T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
Naration : RALAMI
Voice : Ophélie DAMACHOUA, Moufick BELLO, Wouliath IBRAHIMA
MUA : Eayra Makeup
With the support of the Agency for the Development of Arts and Culture (ADAC Benin)