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Kayayo, The Living Shopping Baskets

Ghana • 33m

Kayayo means “girl-carrier” in the Ga language.
In the capital of Ghana, 10,000 girls from the ages of 6 work as real life shopping baskets - called Kayayo. This documentary is about Bamunu, an 8-year old girl who hasn’t seen her family since she was sent away from home two years ago to work as a Kayayo to support her family.

We follow her incessant longing to get away from the harsh markets, her journey back home and what awaits there.

Director: Mari Bakke Riise
Producer: Jørgen Lorentzen
2016 | 30 min
Ghana
Languages: Dagbani
Subtitles: English

FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/kayayo-the-living-shopping-baskets/

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