For the Best and for the Onion

For the Best and for the Onion (Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon) is a 2008 Nigerien documentary film about onion farmers in Galmi, Niger, written and directed by Sani Elhadj Magori.

Synopsis
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