Bamako Chic
A film by MAUREEN GOSLING and MAXINE DOWNS, PhD
In the 1960s, a group of self-empowered Malian women sparked a revolution, inspired by beauty – and economic survival. They transformed the cloth dyeing tradition using colorful powdered dyes and unbridled creative design. BAMAKO CHIC celebrates African women, whose ingenuity became a force for alleviating poverty and affirming West African cultural identity. 27min