Souko, cinématographe en carton
a film by Issiaka Konaté
Burkina Faso 1998; 35 mm; o.v. Bambara; sbt. French, English;
Festival & Awards
Cannes Junior 1998 – Jury Prize
French Film Cooperation Award 1998
Castellinaria. Festival internazionale del cinema giovane, 1998 – Audience Award
Namur Francophone Film Festival, 1998 – Honorable Mention for Best Short Film from the South
FESPACO – Pan-African Film and Television Festival, Ougadougou 1999 – Young Audience Award, Best Short Film, Special Mention, Créa’son Special Award, TELCIPRO Award, TV5-Cirtef Award
Synopsis
The small town of Bobo-Dioulasso (cultural capital of Burkina Faso) sees its tranquility disrupted from top to bottom by the cardboard movie projector, one of the many toys that children make with great ingenuity.
Inspired by the films “CRIN BLANC” and “LE BALLON ROUGE” (by Albert LAMORISSE) shown at a school run by the White Fathers, the children turn away from their usual games to prolong, in their own way, in the working-class neighborhoods of the city, these films that have moved and fascinated them so much.
Using a cardboard box as a projector, a long strip of paper (film) with cut-out drawings, and a white sheet stretched over a clothesline, a miraculous event occurs during the children’s film screening.
Credits
Cast:
Barou Traoré, Seydou Mare
Directed by:
Issiaka Konaté
Production:
Amka Films Productions (Svizzera); Renardes Productions (Francia)
International sales:
Amka Films Productions