Shooting will take place through early 2023 in Paris, Barcelona, London and the Malian capital of Bamako.

For the audience, this will be a true follow doc, verite experience.

Amadou & Mariam have never given this access before.

Amadou & Mariam

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Marleys previous credits include the short documentarySitting Tall: The Patrick Anderson Story andCandidato 34.

Everyone involved with the project is a huge fan of Amadou and Mariams music, said Lafferty.

We hope this film will introduce them to a whole new audience.

WGA West building in Hollywood

The Blind Couple From Maliis developed in association with CBCs documentary Channel and Mediawan.

Grammy nominees Bagayoko and Doumbia both lost their sight at an early age.

They met at Malis Institute for the Blind through its Eclipse Orchestra.