Burkina Faso Movies

After school closes, the street children roam the streets playing games, an inexhaustible source of learning. First larceny, street fights, the first...

With Moustapha Dao’s second short film “The painter’s Nephew” (1989), he is involved in the adaptation of African tales...

“Abdoulaye Mamani, a militant and trade unionist, journalist, engaged writer, led a lifelong struggle for people’s freedom and the...

The film is homage to the powerful spirit of the 12th-century West African warrior princess, whose presence is still felt by women living there...

A close-knit family shelters a generous stranger whose stay lingers. As nearby tragedies emerge, suspicion grows. When the eldest joins a defense...

The animated short film tells the story of Yacouba Sawadogo. It evokes the limits of so-called “modern” production systems, which are...

Simon Panay’s film takes us into the world of Opio, a boy of 13 who works at a gold mine in Burkina Faso. As you might imagine, it’s a...

Mailo is my village, where I was born in 1975. I'm Christian, my father is Muslim. Today, I no longer recognize my village, which is divided by...