GASTON KABORÉ

“We need local productions rooted in the true realities of people, which are immediately accessible to people and which address their problems but also their dreams.” (Gaston Kaboré)

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Here is a director i barely know, but having seen the marvellous Buud Yam, a wise, assured film, that is beautiful on the outside and beautiful on the inside, i thought he deserves more attention. I’m also impressed with the quiet understated approach of the earlier Wend Kuuni. Drawing on information from Harvard which awarded him a fellowship for distinguished film-making:

“Born in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper...