A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Banfora, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]
Born:
January 21, 1954
Died:
May 1, 2018
Idrissa Ouédraogo was born in Banfora, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), in 1954. He grew up in the town of Ouahigouya in the northern region of his homeland, and in 1976 he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. To ensure a better life his farmer parents sent him to Ouagadougou for further education, where he attended the African Institute for Cinema Studies (Institut Africain d’Etudes Cinématographiques) completing his studies in 1981 with a masters. After studying in Kiev in the USSR he moved to Paris, where he graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in 1985 with a DEA from the Sorbonne. On graduating from IAFEC in 1981, Ouédraogo set up his own independent film company, "The Future of Films", which became "Les Films de la Plaine". In 1981, before moving to Kiev, he worked for the Burkina Faso Directorate of Cinema Production (Direction de la Production Cinématographique du Burkina Faso), where he directed several short films.
Assistant Director:
1981 No Time To Say Good-Bye
Director:
1981 No Time To Say Good-Bye
1981 Poko
1983 The Bowls
1984 Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
1985 Issa le Tisserand
1987 The Choice
1989 Yaaba
1990 The Law
1991 Karim and Sala
1991 Obi
1993 Samba Traoré
1994 Africa, My Africa...
1995 Lumière & Company
1995 The Heart's Cry
1997 Kini & Adams
1997 The Pariahs of Cinema
2002 11’09”01—September 11
2002 Burkina Faso
2003 Anger of the Gods
2008 Stories on Human Rights
2008 The Birthday
2022 Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Executive Producer:
1981 No Time To Say Good-Bye
1981 Poko
1983 The Bowls
1984 Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
1985 Issa le Tisserand
1987 The Choice
1989 Yaaba
1990 The Law
1991 Karim and Sala
1991 Obi
1993 Samba Traoré
1994 Africa, My Africa...
1995 Lumière & Company
1995 The Heart's Cry
1997 Kini & Adams
1997 The Pariahs of Cinema
2002 11’09”01—September 11
2002 Burkina Faso
2003 Anger of the Gods
2004 Kounandi
2008 Stories on Human Rights
2008 The Birthday
2022 Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Producer:
1981 No Time To Say Good-Bye
1981 Poko
1983 The Bowls
1984 Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
1985 Issa le Tisserand
1987 The Choice
1989 Yaaba
1990 The Law
1991 Karim and Sala
1991 Obi
1993 Samba Traoré
1994 Africa, My Africa...
1995 Lumière & Company
1995 The Heart's Cry
1996 Guimba the Tyrant
1997 Kini & Adams
1997 The Pariahs of Cinema
2002 11’09”01—September 11
2002 Burkina Faso
2003 Anger of the Gods
2004 Kounandi
2004 Sous la clarté de la lune
2008 Stories on Human Rights
2008 The Birthday
2022 Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Screenplay:
1981 No Time To Say Good-Bye
1981 Poko
1983 The Bowls
1984 Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
1985 Issa le Tisserand
1987 The Choice
1989 Yaaba
1990 The Law
1991 Karim and Sala
1991 Obi
1993 Samba Traoré
1994 Africa, My Africa...
1995 Lumière & Company
1995 The Heart's Cry
1996 Guimba the Tyrant
1997 Kini & Adams
1997 The Pariahs of Cinema
2002 11’09”01—September 11
2002 Burkina Faso
2003 Anger of the Gods
2004 Kounandi
2004 Sous la clarté de la lune
2008 Stories on Human Rights
2008 The Birthday
2022 Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Script:
1981 No Time To Say Good-Bye
1981 Poko
1983 The Bowls
1984 Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
1985 Issa le Tisserand
1987 The Choice
1989 Yaaba
1990 The Law
1991 Karim and Sala
1991 Obi
1993 Samba Traoré
1994 Africa, My Africa...
1995 Lumière & Company
1995 The Heart's Cry
1996 Guimba the Tyrant
1997 Kini & Adams
1997 The Pariahs of Cinema
2002 11’09”01—September 11
2002 Burkina Faso
2003 Anger of the Gods
2004 Kounandi
2004 Sous la clarté de la lune
2008 Stories on Human Rights
2008 The Birthday
2022 Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Writer:
1981 No Time To Say Good-Bye
1981 Poko
1983 The Bowls
1984 Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
1985 Issa le Tisserand
1987 The Choice
1989 Yaaba
1990 The Law
1991 Karim and Sala
1991 Obi
1993 Samba Traoré
1994 Africa, My Africa...
1995 Lumière & Company
1995 The Heart's Cry
1996 Guimba the Tyrant
1997 Kini & Adams
1997 The Pariahs of Cinema
2002 11’09”01—September 11
2002 Burkina Faso
2003 Anger of the Gods
2004 Kounandi
2004 Sous la clarté de la lune
2008 Stories on Human Rights
2008 The Birthday
2022 Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
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