Danse des Masques en Pays Dogon shows us one of the most important ceremonies in Mali’s Dogon region: the masquerade procession that takes place during a patriarch’s funeral. The masqued men symbolize the forest spirits and pay homage to the deceased in a dance ritual called Dama, which helps him along his path toward the land of ancestors. In the end of the film, the boys appear to play, rehearsing future participations in the ritual of the culture into which they were born.
