Best of British: Animation, Encounters 2025

Dédé (Ancestor)

Name: Dédé (Ancestor)
Genre: Animation
Released: 2025
Duration: 3 min

Dédé

Yasmine Djedje-Fisher-AzoumeAnimationUnited Kingdom20253 min

The film examines the divine female figure in West African sculpture through an exploration of the director/animator’s Bété ancestry, drawing upon the spiritual iconography of the Bété people and other tribal groups on the Ivory Coast.

Synopsis from TMDB

Winner of the Encounters 2025 Best of British Animation award.

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