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)