G.E.T.
Film
6 minutes 20 seconds
Filmmaker: Bocar Niang 
2018

In this work, I had the pleasure of embodying the Griotte (‘female Griot’ in French).  Passing history onward is the essential role for the Griot, and as a Black woman born in America, I am grateful that within the culture of the African Diaspora, we understand the immeasurable value of providing knowledge to descendants, ensuring that we remember who we are.

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G.E.T (les Griots en Transcription) is the second vignette in the series Le Griot du Futur by the Senegalese artist Bocar Niang.  In G.E.T., a Divine Feminine entity – a Griotte – shares the people’s story of Niang’s homeland of Senegal.  Niang – a Griot – and the Griotte narrate while imagery illustrates the battles and victories recollecting historical trauma and its connection to present society.