Screenplay: Idrissa Ouedraogo

Direction Samira Makhmalbaf · Claude Lelouch · Youssef Chahine · Danis Tanovic

Cast Ernest Borgnine · Ken Ogata · Tetsurô Tanba · Tomorô Taguchi

Plot A reaction piece to the United States' terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, this controversial film calls upon eleven directors from various countries to contribute 11-minute 9-second films about the...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Fatimata Sanga · Noufou Ouedraogo · Roukietou Barry · Adama Ouédraogo

Plot A small african village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba'...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Bakary Sangaré · Mariam Kaba · Abdoulaye Komboudri · Irène Tassembedo

Plot Samba Traore returns to his village flush with funds. Soon enough he manages to charm the beautiful Saratou into marrying him and, along with another friend, builds the first bar...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Rasmane Ouedraogo · Ina Cissé · Roukietou Barry · Sibidou Sidibe

Plot Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken Nogma, Saga's promised bride, for himself. Still in love with each other, the two...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Vusi Kunene · David Mohloki · Nthati Moshesh · John Kani

Plot Somewhere in southern Africa, in a huge region populated by poor peasants, two friends dream of a better life, far from their village, and decide to leave and make their...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Idrissa Ouedraogo

Plot Within the framework of the “Half a Century of Locarno, Thoughts on the Future” project, seven directors, Idrissa Ouedraogo among them, have the chance to express their vision of the...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Kader Cissé

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Richard Bohringer · Saïd Diarra · Félicité Wouassi · Alex Descas

Plot Moktar lives in Africa with his mother, Saffi. He has never left the village. His father, who left for France a long time ago, finally sends for them. The boy...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Rasmane Ouedraogo · Salmata Sawadogo

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo · Mahamat-Saleh Haroun · Nacer Khemir

Cast Youssouf Djaoro · Mata Gabin · Gustave Sorgho · Aminata Diallo

Plot "The Birthday" directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo from Burkina Faso, tells a tragic story of a young lady named Awa. "Expectations" by Mahamat Saleh-Haroun from Chad, is another poignant story of...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Plot This short film takes place in northern Burkina Faso, in a Mossi village. There, two old men patiently and skillfully make traditional wooden bowls for everyday use. Meanwhile, the young...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Noufou Ouedraogo · Roukietou Barry · Sibidou Ouédraogo · Hippolyte Wangrawa

Plot Karim is a 12-year-old boy who lives with his mother Aïsha and his uncle Issa. After the mysterious disappearance of her husband, Aïsha had to marry one of Karim’s uncles...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Omar Ouedraogo · Rasmane Ouedraogo · Ina Cissé · Nouss Nabil

Plot After ruling for 20 years, the King is on his deathbed. He summons his son, Tanga, and his brother, Halyare, to avoid a bloody battle for the succession. However, despite...

Direction Idrissa Ouedraogo

Cast Aoua Guiraud · Moussa Blogo · Assita Ouédraogo · Fatima Ouedraogo

Plot The story takes place in Burkina Faso. Poverty grows with each year that passes at Gourga, a village on the borders of the Sahel. The inhabitants must choose: either wait...