Kayayo – The Living Shopping Baskets

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Kayayo – The Living Shopping Baskets (2018)

Directed by Mari Bakke Riise

Documentary · 33m

In the capital of Ghana, 10,000 girls from the ages of 6 work as real life shopping baskets - called Kayayo, carrying heavy loads on their head (from 130 to 220 pounds), earning very little and some end up in prostitution to make ends meet. 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.

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Crew

Director
Mari Bakke Riise
Director of Photography
Christopher Fornebo, Karine Fosser
Editor
Anne Helsa, Marianne Winger Minde
Producer
Jørgen Lorentzen

Details

Original title
Kayayo - De levende handlekurvene
Release date
2018-03-15
Runtime
33m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
NO
Spoken languages
Ganda