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YAABA (1989)

Jon W. — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 04:26:42 +0000

Yaaba unfolds in the spectacular landscapes of rural Burkina Faso in a mythical time when peasant life was still unspoiled by colonialism. It is the story of a friendship between Bila, Nopoko and an old woman shunned as a witch by the rest of the community. Unafraid of her, twelve-year old Bila calls her “Yaaba” (grandmother) and learns the value of intolerance and his own worth as a human being. Ouédraogo, who shot the film in his own village, said that it was “based on tales of my childhood and on that kind of bedtime storytelling we hear just before falling asleep.”

Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo. AKA Grandmother
Writer: Idrissa Ouedraogo.
Stars: Fatimata Sanga, Noufou Ouédraogo, Roukietou Barry, Adama Ouédraogo, Amadé Toure, Sibidou Ouédraogo, Adame Sidibe, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Kinda Moumouni, Assita Ouedraogo, Zenabou Ouedraogo, Ousmane Sawadogo.
Cinematographer: Matthias Kälin.
Composer: Francis Bebey.

1989 Chicago International Film Festival – Nominated for the Gold Hugo.

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ADANGGAMAN (2000)

Jon W. — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 07:58:07 +0000

Set in the late 17th century, on the Western coast of Africa, “Adangganan” is a provocative retelling of the African slave experience, based on facts. A rebellious young man, who refuses to marry his parents’ choice of a bride, flees his village one evening, only to return to find his father and girlfriend slain, his village destroyed and his mother captured by a tribe of Amazon warriors. His efforts to free his mother lead to the kingdom of Adanggaman, where captives are held before sale.

Director: Roger Gnoan M’Bala.
Writers: Jean-Marie Adiaffi, Bertin Akaffou, Roger Gnoan M’Bala, Christophe Pellet (adaptation).
Stars: Rasmané Ouédraogo, Albertine N’Guessan, Ziable Honoré Goore Bi, Bintou Bakayoko, Nicole Suzis Menyeng, Mireille Andrée Boti, Patrick Dijian Tie, Lou Nadège Blagone, Anastasie Tode Bohi, Didier Grandidier, Mylène-Perside Boti Kouame, Étienne Goheti Bi Gore, Zie Soro, Sie Lou Chantal, Sokpo Germaine, Bi Cécile.
Cinematographer: Mohammed Soudani.
Composer: Lokua Kanza.

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ZAN BOKO (1988)

Jon W. — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 13:19:34 +0000

Gaston Kaboré’s movie «Zan Boko explores the conflict between tradition and modernity with a family in a rural contexr. It has been for long time a central theme in many African films. Kaboré tells the poignant story of a village family swept up in the current tide of urbanization. In doing so, «Zan Boko» expertly reveals the transformation of an agrarian, subsistence society into an industrialized commodity economy.

Director: Gaston Kaboré.
Writer: Gaston Kaboré.
Stars: Mathias Bayili, Colette Kaboré, Joseph Nikiema, Gady Pafadnam, Simone Tapsoba, Hippolyte Wangrawa.
Cinematographers: Sékou Ouedraogo, Issaka Thiombiano.
Composers: Don Cherry, Henri Guédon.