For helmer Moussa Toure, journeys are more interesting than destinations. His sophomore pic, “TGV,” was set on a long bus ride, and his third feature, “The Pirogue,” largely takes place within a ...

Director Moussa Touré skillfully knits together a tale of 31 people trying to leave behind the poverty of Senegal and reach Spain in a pirogue — a not-so-seaworthy wooden canoe. It’s as sadly ...

Don’t volunteer to be the captain of a risky voyage at sea, says one character to another at the beginning of “The Pirogue.” Being in charge makes one responsible for human lives. Lives indeed prove ...

Under a blazing sun, surrounded by a circle of singing, cheering, shouting spectators, two men wrestle, each trying to gain dominance. It is the very first scene of a new Senegalese film, "The Pirogue ...

The 2013 African Film Festival kicks off at Washington University on Friday night with a screening of La Pirogue, the new feature from Senegalese fillmmaker Moussa Touré. Adapted from Abasse Ndione’s ...

The Louisiana Senate gave final approval last week to a bill designating the pirogue as the state's official boat. The Senate passed House Bill 746 by Rep. Charles "Bubba" Chaney, R-Rayville, on a ...