Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou, September 2001: Adamà is a boy who is forced to leave school and work as a newsboy in order to pay for his sick mother's medical treatment. Two weeks after the attacks, Adamà sees a man who looks very simila

Burkina Faso 8600 km

Crackle of Time: Christoph Schlingensief and his Opera Village in Burkina Faso

Documentary about filmmaker, author, director, and performance artist Christoph Schlingensief and his last major project, building an opera village in Burkina Faso. What was initially planned as a festival theater soon d

People in Development: The Breaking Chain

About environmental problems in Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. Produced in collaboration with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Program.

World Music Discoveries: Drums and Djembes of Burkina Faso

In the African nation of Burkina Faso, drums such as the djembe are more than a simple instrument; they have long been used for communication and storytelling as well as musical accompaniment, as this fascinating documen

Burkinabè Rising - The Art of Resistance in Burkina Faso

BURKINABÈ RISING: the art of resistnace in Burkina Faso showcases creative nonviolent resistance in Burkina Faso. A small, landlocked country in West Africa, Burkina Faso is home to a vibrant community of artists and eng

African Art in Performance: The Winiama Masks of the Village of Ouri, Burkina Faso

African masks in performance: The spectacular masks of the Winiama people in the rural village of Ouri, in Burkina Faso, perform to reenact the encounters between the village ancestors and the spirits of the wilderness.