OUAGA, CAPITALE DU CINÉMA

Credits

Name: OUAGA, CAPITALE DU CINÉMA

Country: Tunesien

Year of publication: 2000

Format: digital

Language : OF m. engl. UT

Duration: 63 Minuten

Series: 19. Afrikafilmfestival

Direction: Challouf, Mohamed

Abstract

Ougadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world. But it is also the city that hosts FESPACO, the largest pan-African film festival. Between 1983 and 1987, the city was also the setting for passionate political and cinematic utopias. After the young revolutionary president Thomas Sankara came to power, the festival became a symbol for cultural renaissance across an entire continent. Sankara’s assassination stifled the hopes of millions of young Africans, but FESPACO and African cinema lived on… In this film, Mohamed Challouf tells of this period… with participation from Africa’s most prominent filmmakers.