Film · Documentary
Ouaga, the Capital of Cinema (2000)
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Between 1983 and 1987, Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso and the home city of FESPACO, one of the most important Pan-African film festivals in the world, was the scene of an exciting cinema utopia. With the support of the young president Thomas Sankara, the festival became a symbol of the cultural renaissance of a whole continent. The assassination of Sankara stifled the hopes of millions of young Africans, but the dynamism of FESPACO and African cinema did not stop.
- Director
- Mohamed Challouf
- Country
- Burkina Faso, Italy, Tunisia
- Language
- French
- Release date
- April 29, 2000
- Original title
- Ouaga, Capitale du cinéma
