Burkina Faso Movies

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...

In Ouagadougou, Konomba Traoré, master balafonist, introduces his son to the making and sanctification of a balafon. Material is transformed,...

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

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

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...

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

Young people from a village decide to mass-produce drums so they can find a solution to the development issues.

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...