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 ...

Water, speed and the Louisiana bayou may be in the blood of the LeBlanc family in Lafitte. Malcolm LeBlanc held the title in the World Champion Jean Lafitte Pirogue Race for 10 straight years in the ...

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 ...

More than 30 men set out to sea in the titular boat of The Pirogue. With that many actors and only an hour of time, not every character gets fleshed out — but the director's eye for singular faces ...

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 ...

Opening with a highly ritualized Senegalese village wrestling match, The Pirogue immediately announces its intentions to ground its fictionalized narrative in the specifics of West African life. The ...