Episode 71: The Cinema of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is one of the most respected cinema nations in Africa, mainly heralded for their films in the 80s, 90s and early 00s. In this episode, we go through the key films of the nation, explore the works of Idrissa Ouedraogo and Gaston Kaboré, and list our favourites.

We will also ask why everything suddenly went so quiet, look at the current state of Burkinabe cinema, and explore how European/Western funding and distribution may colour how we see the cinematic contributions from the country.

Intro - 00:00
Our Thoughts on Burkinabe Cinema - 03:00
Wend Kuuni (1982) - 09:06
Buud Yam (1997) - 12:23
Non-Professional Actors in Burkinabé Films - 15:09
Why Isn't Gaston Kabore Making Films Anymore - 17:02
Zan Boko (1988) - 18:50
Idrissa Ouedraogo - 26:17
Yaaba (1989): - 28:46
The Law (1990) - 31:36
Later Films by Ouedraogo - 36:00
Sia, The Dream of the Python and Other Burkinabe Films from the 20th Century - 39:08
Sarraounia (1986) - 43:13
The Night of Truth (2004) - 54:10
Dreams of Dust (2006) - 01:05:45
Frontières (2017) - 1:14:45
Wallay (2017) - 01:17:16
The Decline of the "Old" African Cinema Nations: - 01:28: 40
Burkinabé Films We Are Looking Forward to Seeing - 01:31:58
The FESPACO Festival - 1:36:05