cristianodonzelli

Bintu in the Wind

BINTU IN THE WIND is a contemporary fairy tale set on a windswept island, suspended between sea and memory. Eleven-year-old Bintu possesses a rare gift: she can listen to the wind, which carries with it the voices of those who died at sea without being remembered. When she discovers that only by speaking their names can she free them, she decides to challenge the sea and the silence of adults. It is a journey of growth that speaks of migration, memory, and identity. A poetic story where the sea does not divide, but protects. Bintu arrived there as a newborn on a boat pushed by the current. She does not know her origins. One day she meets Nammu, the Keeper of the Lost, an ancient being who gathers forgotten souls. To free them, someone must speak their names. And Bintu is the only one who can do it. With the help of her friend Alaji and facing the guilty silence of the man who saved her, Bintu embarks on a symbolic and real journey into the storm, to restore identity to those who have been erased. BINTU IN THE WIND is a story of growth, guilt, and redemption, which speaks of migration, memory, and identity through the language of myth and visual poetry. A tale in which the sea is not just a border, but an archive of voices demanding to be heard.