For the Best and for the Onion

Filmed in the director's hometown over the course of a single growing season, the film follows how the price of onions affects the lives of two young villagers who wish to wed, while the father of the would-be bride, Yaro, struggles to make enough from his crop to be able to offer his daughter a fitting marriage. ==Awards and festivals==

• 2008, Prix Jean Rouch, Forum Africain du Film Documentaire de Niamey • 2009, International Jury Prize and Prix du jury jeunes lycéen, Festival international de films sur la ruralité de Ville-sur-Yron (France) • 2009, Africa Movie Academy Awards, Best Documentary Feature • 2009, Terra di Tutti Film Festival (Italy), Best Foreign Film Award • 2010, Pan African Film & Arts Festival (Los Angeles), Best Short Documentary • 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Selected to Cinémas du monde section ==References==