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Ousmane Samassekou’s Malian Film ‘The Last Shelter’ Wins Main Prize at CPH:DOX
Ed Meza @edmezavarMalian filmmaker Ousmane Samassekou’s “The Last Shelter” won the top prize in Danish doc fest CPH:DOX’s main international competition on Friday, picking up the Dox:Award.A total of 11 films garnered prizes in the festival’s six international competitions, including five special mentions.“The Last Shelter” centers on the House of Migrants, located in the Malian city of Gao, on the edge of the Sahel desert, where the director meets travelers and migrants who find a temporary home there.“The Dox:Award goes to a profound film which transports us to a vast landscape of questioning,” the jury said.
