Burkina Faso Movies

At the heart of Africa, a king is poisoned by one of his subjects. An old seer is called to the rescue. Contrary to their expectations, he suggests...

The film is homage to the powerful spirit of the 12th-century West African warrior princess, whose presence is still felt by women living there...

The animated short film tells the story of Yacouba Sawadogo. It evokes the limits of so-called “modern” production systems, which are...

Mailo is my village, where I was born in 1975. I'm Christian, my father is Muslim. Today, I no longer recognize my village, which is divided by...

"In a desert savannah, two children named Kodou and Tano meet the caretaker of a century-old tree that a contractor wants to cut down. Seeking their...

In Ouagadougou, Konomba Traoré, master balafonist, introduces his son to the making and sanctification of a balafon. Material is transformed,...

The technological and the analogue world intersect in this fictional short film that draws a parallel between the old and the new, through the...

It's celebration time in the West African Republic: the national team, the Phacochères, have qualified for the World Cup final. To avoid...

Simon Panay’s film takes us into the world of Opio, a boy of 13 who works at a gold mine in Burkina Faso. As you might imagine, it’s a...

In the heart of the city of Ouagadougou, a huge granite crater imprisons men who try their best to get out of it. In the end, only their image will...