Microsoft ADLaM: An Alphabet to Preserve a Culture 2023

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This documentary video project by Microsoft, titled ADLaM: An Alphabet to Preserve a Culture, explores the heritage of the Fulani people of West Africa. The piece features aerial shots of rural settlements, candid portraits of community members of various ages, and close-up sequences of handwritten scripts and traditional crafts. Through intimate cinematography, the narrative captures the efforts to establish a writing system for a historically oral language, highlighting cultural preservation, community resilience, and historical continuity.