41. Jean Rouch: Les Nègres Throughout his career he has explored Songhay, Zerma, and Dogon culture, in Accra who had recently migrated from Niger, Mali, and burkino faso. http://swiki.hfbk-hamburg.de:8888/Lebensreform/39

Jean Rouch: Les Nègres 1953-1954, 24 minutes, color, 35 minutes Jean Rouch (French anthropologist/film maker, born 1917) Revolver, Frage an Werner Herzog: Wir sprachen gestern über einen Film von Jean Rouch, "Le Maitre fou". Jean Rouch behauptet, seine Kamera sei in Extase geraten bei diesem Ritual. Was halten sie davon? Werner Herzog antwortet: In gewisserweise glaube ich ihm das. Und zwar insofern, als Kamera und Person fast nicht mehr unterscheidbar sind. Die Kamera war so einfach, eine kleine aufziehbare Beaulieu mit einer einzigen Optik - und damit hat er einen der zehn größten Filme aller Zeiten gedreht. Vermutlich hat er recht. Aber die Frage habe ich mir noch nie gestellt - das ist sehr interessant. Bei "Lektionen in Finsternis" gibt es auch Momente, in denen es so eine Art von Extasis der Kamera gibt - in denen man drüber hinaus tritt. http://www.revolver-film.de/Inhalte/Rev2/html/Herzog.htm - http://www2.centrepompidou.fr/beware/eng_mirror/maitre.html Les Maitres Fous is about the ceremony of a religious sect, the Hauka, which was widespread in West Africa from the 1920s to the 1950s. Hauka participants were usually rural migrants from Niger who came to cities such as Accra in Ghana (then Gold Coast), where they found work as laborers in the city's lumber yards, as stevedores at the docks, or in the mines. There were at least 30,000 practicing Hauka in Accra in 1954 when Jean Rouch was asked by a small group to film their annual ceremony During this ritual, which took place on a farm a few hours from the city, the Hauka entered trance and were possessed by various spirits associated with the Western colonial powers: the governorgeneral, the engineer, the doctor's wife, the wicked major, the corporal of the guard.

42. Brushed Metal: It Worked! God only knows what burkino faso got instead of river blindness, Since postingthe piece on Anxiety culture, below, I discovered that the State http://www.cheblogs.com/roller/page/njon/20050421

Jon Nelson's Weblog of Wonders Obscuridad, magicamente romantica April 2005 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Today BlogRoll Blogroll Santa Rosa Press Democrat AA Big Book Afro Netizen ... News Newsfeeds All excerpts /General excerpts ... Che Blogs Weblog Login Thursday April 21, 2005 I want a job with the mosquito abatement district. A nice young fellow from the mosquito abatement district dropped by today. He had sprayed little larvae that eat mosquito larvae last month and he was back for a check up. He found no larvae in the seasonal pools around the house. He seemed a little too interested in mosquitoes, but he didn't seem stressed, hurried, irritable or particularly unhappy to be out wandering around the pastures poking his tools into muddy pools. I don't have many days when the job doesn't irritate the hell out of me. Maybe what I need is a nice mosquito abatement gig. A welcome arrival this morning in the form of a DVD of The Harder They Come , the 1973 film that introduced the world to reggae music and Jamaica. It's been more than thirty years, and third world films are common these days. Everybody knows about Bollywood, and Hong Kong directors are hot properties, but in 1973 few of us had ever seen a movie about daily life in the former colonial world. Now everybody's weighing in wih their cinematic portrayal of life on the mean streets of somewhere or other. I just rented Bangkok Dangerous a 1999 gunman flick from Thailand. Compared to The Harder They Come, there's nothing special about it. But that has a lot to do with the times. Hundreds of millions of people have moved since 1973, and the world has become a very mixed up place. The street scenes in Bangkok Dangerous look very ordinary. There are plenty of neighborhoods in California that look like Thailand, and, as our infrastructure collapses, there are plenty of neighborhoods in California that look a lot shabbier than anything in this film. By comparison, Kingston in 1973 was shockingly poor.

43. OneWorld South Asia Home / In Depth / Africa / West Africa / Burkina Faso - Full Related topics/regions culture Young students produce films on global issues 20.09.2002 Deserts in burkino faso are shrinking and dunes are http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/country/854/

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44. Glimpse Magazine the Imazighen have managed to retain their culture and language, Kathryn Coulibaly s fellow villagers in burkino faso have a much wider http://www.theglimpse.com/newsite/regions.asp?region=Africa

45. Holidays In Burkina Faso - Travelling To Burkina Faso - Holidays In Burkina Faso Music, culture Entertainment burkino faso Music The Mande people of the southwestare known for balafon (xylophone) music, while the large, http://www.reiswijs.co.uk/destinations/africa/burkinafaso/burkinafaso.html

Index Last Minute Hotels Flights ... Holiday Homes Weather UK Europe Worldwide Travel Jobs ... links Former Upper Volta Landlocked nation of western Africa, surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Côte d'Ivoire to the south west. Provinces in Burkina Faso: Bam, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houe, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komoe, Kossi, Kouritenga, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Naouri, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Yatenga, Zoundweogo Capital City of Burkina Fasso: Ouagadougou , referred to by locals as "Waga." Ca r Rental - Cheap Holiday Car Hire Abroad See for more the Page Car Rentals Ho tel Room in Burkina Faso Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels. ASE - Accommodation Search Engine - lodging in Ouagadougou Smooth Hound Systems Sofitel Silmandé Hotel Iris - 600m from Ouagadougou Airport near Tagui Station National Park Arli National Park - Parc national d'Arli Located 72 miles from Ouaga, in the Southeast country, along the border with Benin. This is Burkina's main game park with elephants, monkeys, lions, hippos, leopards, antelopes and birds. The park is open between December 15 and May 15, with hunting of certain big game until March 15. Hunting of some smaller animals is permitted during the entire period. Permits are required and may be obtained from the Forest and Wildlife Service.

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47. Two Wise Women On Ritual And Relationships, (January 1998) Born in burkino faso, a small village in West Africa, Sobonfu Somé s mission When asked how we could use rituals to heal our culture and to bridge the http://www.newtimes.org/issue/9801/98-01-ritualandrelationships.htm

Two Wise Women on Ritual and Relationships I once read an interview with a Native American elder that said we are in the age of the feminine. The evidence to prove this grows daily in a variety of spiritual communities. Authors such as Shakti Gawain, Lynn V. Andrews, and Marianne Williamson have become staple reading for many and have sold millions of copies of their books. Along with the rise of their popularity has been an increase in women's drum circles and women healers and shamans. In fact, these women spiritual leaders have become to this modern age what high priestesses were to ancient times. (Of the Water and the Spirit) because the two had similar life purposes. Both Sobonfu and her husband were sent to bring their traditions to the West so that a healing could take place in our culture. Sobonfu teaches ritual so that we can strengthen our connection to spirit, acquire a true intimacy with our life partners not based on illusions, and to build community. The Spirit of Intimacy, addresses issues of making intimate relationships sacred and obtaining the community's support of those relationships. Her teachings are crucial in healing a society of its codependent relationships. When asked how we could use rituals to heal our culture and to bridge the gap between the sacred realm and the technological age, Sobonfu responded, "It is a matter of finding the balance that allows you to be immersed in spirit. Sustain yourself with it, because if there isn't any kind of base, a way of replenishing yourself, then you will use all your energy and, in the end, you will feel burnt out and completely useless."

48. Burkina Faso Burkina faso is one of the world s poorest countries and place of the ancient Much of Burkina faso is populated by descendants of the Mossi empire, http://us-africa.tripod.com/burkino.html

West Africa About us Africa Introduction Country Files ... us-africa BURKINA FASO Other great Links Saramaya FESPACO Modern-African-Art More Links Mask Collection Huib Blom: Photos Bernard Cloutier: Photos North South Association Official Name Burkina Faso Located West Africa : Mali, Niger, Ghana, Ivory Coast Capital Ougadougou Head of State President Captain Blaise Compaoré Area 274,122 sq km Population 10.8 million Growth rate Languages French, Dioula , Peul, Malinké, Môre Currency West African CFA Franc GNP per capita Inflation Airlines (advertise here) from Asia: from USA: Hotels (advertise here) USAfrica Agent AFRIPROMO S.A. CONAKRY Phone: +377 9867 3638 Country Advertiser If you want to become the Country Advertiser your logo comes here. USAfrica Research Information Enter your e-mail address to receive e-mail whenever this page is updated. Your e-mail address: JOIN AFRICA-4-AFRICA Fulani House ©1996-2002: Bernard Cloutier Musicians/dancers ©2002: Tourist Office Sahel ©2002: Tourist Office Burkina Faso is one of the world's poorest countries and place of the ancient Sahelian Empires and coastal kingdoms. Much of Burkina Faso is populated by descendants of the Mossi empire, founded when a band of horsemen from nearby Ghana galloped through at the turn of the 15th century. Mossi tribes people bear a scar on their right cheek with two sidelong scars across the horizontal scar. Situated in the Sahel region south of the Sahara, Burkina Faso is 500 Km from the Atlantic Ocean. Three main great rivers run through the country: The Mouhoun in the west and the Nazinon and the Nakembe which cut across the flat relief at the centre of the country. Two important rivers cross the country, the Black Volta and the White Volta. High plains of about 300 to 400 metres comprise the major part of the territory, though a few elevations dot the country. The highest one, Mount Tenakourou in the west near the frontier of Mali, measures 749 metres, followed by the peak of Nahouri in the south. The territory is made up of a great low lying plateau, and has a mosonic climate with summer rains. In winter the prevailing north wind is turning the country more and more into desertland. There are two principal cities, Ouagadougou, and Bobo-Dioulasso. Burkina Faso means "the land (or house) of the incorruptible people".

49. Burkina Faso - One Language Main article culture of Burkina faso. see also List of writers from Burkinafaso and Music of Burkina faso. Education. Main article Education in Burkina http://www.onelang.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Burkina_Faso

OneLang Home Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation of western Africa . It is surrounded by six countries. Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Côte d'Ivoire to the south west. Formerly called Upper Volta , it was renamed on August 4 by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" (or "upright land") in Mossi and Dioula , the major native languages of the country. Independence from France came in . Governmental instability during the and was followed by multiparty elections in the early . Several hundred thousand farm workers migrate south every year to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are called Burkinabe . The capital is Ouagadougou , referred to by locals as "Ouaga." Burkina Faso In Detail Full size National motto : Unité, Progrès, Justice French : Unity, Progress, Justice) Missing image LocationBurkinaFaso.png image:LocationBurkinaFaso.png Official Language French Capital and Largest City Ouagadougou President Blaise Compaoré Prime Minister ... Area - Total - % water Ranked 72nd Population - Total ( Density Ranked 64th Independence - Date From France August 5 Currency CFA franc (XOF) Time zone UTC National anthem Une Seule Nuit (One Single Night) Internet TLD .bf Calling Code Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide")

50. Burkina Faso - Enpsychlopedia Main article culture of Burkina faso. see also List of writers from Burkinafaso, Music of Burkina faso and Cinema of Burkina faso. http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Burkina_Faso

home resource directory disorders quizzes ... support forums Advertisement ( Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation of western Africa . It is surrounded by six countries. Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west. Burkina Faso Flag Coat of Arms Motto : Unité, Progrès, Justice ( French : Unity, Progress, Justice) Anthem Une Seule Nuit (One Single Night) Capital Ouagadougou http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=13_00_N_2_00_W_type:city Largest city Ouagadougou Official languages French ... Independence - Date From France August 5 Area Population est. census Density GDP PPP estimate Currency CFA franc XOF Time zone ... UTC not observed ( UTC Internet TLD .bf Calling code The data here is an estimation for the year 2005 produced by the International Monetary Fund in April 2005. Formerly called Upper Volta , it was renamed on August 4 by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" (or "upright land") in Mossi and Dioula , the major native languages of the country. Independence from France came in . Governmental instability during the and was followed by multiparty elections in the early . Several hundred thousand farm workers migrate south every year to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are called Burkinabe . The capital is Ouagadougou , referred to by locals as "Ouaga."

51. Special "Iron Roads In Africa - SIAO 2000" Crafts Prize: UNESCO Culture Sector 2000 which was held in the Burkina faso capital (27 October 7December Thomas BAMOGO (Burkina faso) folding shelf made of wood and iron with http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15494&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_

Special "Iron Roads in Africa - SIAO 2000" Crafts Prize The "7 th Ouagadougou International Crafts Salon - SIAO 2000" which was held in the Burkina Faso capital (27 October - 7December 2000) saw the award of a special "Iron Roads in Africa" prize to Thomas Bamogo, a young Burkina Faso craftsperson. Thomas BAMOGO (Burkina Faso) : folding shelf made of wood and iron with animal motives This special prize attributed on the fringe of the " UNESCO Crafts Prize 2000 for Africa " is one of the fruits of the co-operation between UNESCO’s Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue and the Organization’s Arts, Crafts and Design Section and is intended to reward an artist or craftsperson of African origin for innovativeness in using iron or steel to make a functional and/or aesthetic creation. The criteria for selection, following the recommendations of the international scientific committee of the "Iron Roads in Africa" project, include not only the exclusive or partial use of iron or steel but also indications on the practice of forging, the artistic or utilitarian purpose and aesthetic qualities of the object, and the professional development of the maker. Although it is as yet accompanied by a fairly modest sum, the Prize is intended by UNESCO as a first step in a bid to promote the work of craftspersons and artists in iron so as to improve abilities and promote cultural tourism based on timeless know-how endowed with authentic mythical and historical attributes.

52. Art Of Burkina Faso In the western quarter of Burkina faso Bwa and Bobo communities blend all the A great deal of confusion on the part of scholars of Voltaic culture has http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/Art of Burkina Faso.html

Mossi mask, wan liuli, Ouagadougou style, photo 1976 by Christopher D. Roy The Art of Burkina Faso By Christopher D. Roy Professor of Art History The University of Iowa MAP OF BURKINA FASO Map of Mossi states Slides of masks of Burkina Faso from 1970-2004 Slides of Mossi masks 1970-2004 DVDs of art from Burkina Faso available: African Masks: Burkina Faso African Pottery Techniques Contents Burkina Faso Demography History Mossi ... BIBLIOGRAPHY The Physical Environment: The peoples that are discussed in this study live in the West African country named Burkina Faso. (Map of Burkina Faso) Burkina Faso is a landlocked country of about 274,200 square kilometers (about the size of the State of Colorado) just south of the great bend of the Niger River and 500 kilometers from the Bight of Benin. To the south along the coast are Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Benin (Dahomey). To the north and northwest lies Mali, and the eastern border is with Niger. Rainfall amounts vary considerably from year to year, and since the late 1950's there has been a steady decrease in averages. o C. (105

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54. WoYaa!: COUNTRIES/BURKINA FASO/GOVERNMENT Les routes de la mort du Burkina faso Société - Afrik - afrique - Site Officieldu Ministère de la culture, des Arts et du Tourisme du Burkina faso. http://www.woyaa.com/links/COUNTRIES/BURKINA_FASO/GOVERNMENT/more18.html

Web Calendar Forums Classifieds ... LOGIN Looking for something in particular? the entire directory only this category More search options Home COUNTRIES BURKINA FASO ... GOVERNMENT : Page 18 LINKS: Pages: Mater Christi Burkina Faso Jean cauvin Mater Christi Burkina Faso Jean cauvin http://peres-blancs.cef.fr/cauvin.htm (Added: Sun May 11 2003 Hits: 1 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Send this link to a friend! Welcome to http://www.culture.gov.bf/ http://www.culture.gov.bf/ (Added: Tue Nov 05 2002 Hits: 13 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Send this link to a friend! Ministère de la Culture, des Arts et du Tourisme Site Officiel du Ministère de la Culture, des Arts et du Tourisme du Burkina Faso. Présentation du Ministère, son actualité, le magazine du MCAT, les établissements et évènements culturels, le monde des arts, le tourisme au Burkina Faso (sites culturels et touristiques du pays), les hotels et restaurants... La règlementation sur les Droits d'Auteur, les Etablissements Publics, la Cinématographie et l'Audiovisuel, le Livre et la Bibliothèque Nationale, le Patrimoine Culturel et les Musées, le Fond National de la Promotion Culturelle... http://www.culture.gov.bf

55. VirtualTourist.com - Sachara's Burkina Faso Travel Page VirtualTourist Traveler, sachara s travels in Burkina faso. Travel Interests,Archeology, Other Arts and culture, Desert, Other EcoTourism, http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/5b526/d23/

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BURKINA FASO With three ISPs and a national telephone number providing local charge Internet Access, Burkina Faso is making considerable strides in developing an Internet infrastructure. The government has embraced the medium and publishes a surprising number of official web sites, from the Ministry of Economy and Finance to Electoral Commission. Most web content is in French. Web country code: bf general politics culture General Burkina Online http://www.burkinaonline.bf/ An impressive portal site with news, web mail, chat forums and a directory of Burkina Faso web sites, including many published by the government. Burkina Faso Home Page http://www.iie.cnam.fr/~castera/burkina/ Very basic introduction to the country, in French. IBurkina French-language portal site. Politics Gouvernement du Burkina Faso http://www.primature.gov.bf/ Official government site. In French only. Ministry of Economy and Finance http://www.finances.gov.bf/ An introduction to the country's economic performance with details on reforms, policies and the national budget. Available in English and French. National Electoral Commission http://www.ceni.bf/

57. French Culture | Performing Arts | Salia Ni Seydou US Tour May-July 2002 centre culturel français georges méliès ouagadougou - burkina faso ministère de la culture et des arts - burkina faso odas-africa http://www.frenchculture.org/perfo/events/02salia.html

Performing Arts Salia ni Saydou Figninto US Tour: May 9-July 28, 2002 The choreographic and dance group (named after the two principal dancers, Salia Sanon and Seydou Boro) from the West African nation of Burkino Faso will tour the US with their production Figninto - The Torn Eye About Figninto "the stranger opens his eyes wide in order to see nothing" Figninto , means "he who does not see," a blind man in the Bambara language. Does one see only with one¹s eyes ? Can one truly see what is around us ? In a world where the irrevocable nature of time shows us how helpless we are, do we have the time to see ? Does one ever take the time to do so ? Having no time cuts off the communication between men and women, forcing us apart even as it forces us further away from the rest of the world. What is the value of friendship if it cannot benefit from time : the time to love, to communicate, to reach each other. We think instead of using our time wisely, saving time, making something worth the time spent on it, even trying to turn time back. With time, everything that exists is perishable. Death. When death comes, it is that hollow space, tenacious, cold, ugly. One says, "he is gone, he was, he is dead". But it is through the one who is gone that we continue to live. So we display our feelings, lay them out for others to look at : our vulnerability, our solitude. Something is glimpsed there through this way of seeing, this torn eye which does not see. Not all is taken away by the annihilation of a human being. Time cannot be controlled, and the race toward our inevitable end does not need to be as frenetic as it sometimes is. One can take little bits of time, pauses, breathers, without pressure from anyone, anywhere. The time to meet, to make friends, to fall in love - it is not counted, it is taken and it is lived.

58. French Culture | Performing Arts: Salia Feb 2001 Born in Ouagadougou, Burkina faso, Seydou Boro began his professional career withthe theatre company Salia Sanou was born in Léguéma, Burkina faso. http://www.frenchculture.org/perfo/events/01salia.html

Performing Arts Salia Debut US Tour: Feb. 17-March 3, 2001 Salia and Seydou trained and worked with Mathilde Monnier at the National Centre of Choreography in Montpellier, France, since 1993. They formed their own company in 1996. In their debut US tour from Feb. 17-March 3, 2001, they will present two dance programs: Figninto (1997), winner of Le Prix du public at Montreal's 1999 Festival International de Nouvelle Dance; and (1999) which received its world debut at the Montpellier Dance Festival in June 2000. Figninto spins a tale in which blindness is a metaphor for our inability to communicate and the fragility of the precious relationships that bind us together. means "one who will not put down a burden." The story of the endless rhythmic struggle of the human body for survival, it is accompanied by traditional African percussion, flute, and shoku (violin). Biographies Born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Seydou Boro began his professional career with the theatre company

59. Exploring Burkina faso is presented as a proud culture, with vibrant music and arts.The challenges that the people face in terms of uncertain harvest, http://tcd.freehosting.net/djembemande/exploring.html

(last revision 08/31/99) TITLE: EXPLORING NEW RHYTHMS: THE DJEMBE DRUM FORMAT: VIDEO (9 MINUTES) COMPANY: MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, 1998 AVAILABLE FOR LOAN FROM ALL OFFICES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FROM AKRON, $30 CDN./$20 U.S. YEAR: I emailed and requested a review copy, which was sent very promptly. Since Adam Rugo's comments were exactly right in so many cases I will quote from his post: "The Mennonites are a Christian denomination whose mission is direct involvement in the world to help people and relieve suffering. (snip) The Mennonites' work goes beyond simple evangelism and conversion to hands-on work to materially benefit the poor and suffering of this world. I have worked with a Mennonite organization here in St. Louis, a shop that sells hand crafts and art work from developing nations. The shop is part of the Mennonites' Ten Thousand Villages program. Through Ten Thousand Villages, the Mennonites are helping craftspeople in the developing world to receive more of the profits derived from the sale of their work in the U.S. than would normally happen in a "for profit" situation (in other words, in every other situation that you find djembe drums for sale). Djembes from Burkina Faso are among the items that Ten Thousand Villages offers for sale." Adam also wrote: "As a non-profit organization, the Mennonite Central Committee probably had little in the way of financial resources to put into the video, so 9 minutes was probably all they reasonably could afford to produce. Also, you have to imagine the purpose of the video. If it's available for loan, the MCC must want people to see it regardless of whether the MCC receives any money for it. The purpose of the video must be to help explain a tiny bit about the culture of origin and use of the djembes Ten Thousand Villages stores sell. This is quite different from "for-profit" videos we have seen produced to really teach specific djembe rhythms and to earn income for the djembe teachers and producers of such videos."

60. Feminist Africa: Issue 4, 2005 (They were Sous la clarte de la lune, Appoline Traore, Burkina faso; the helpof a letter from the Ministry of culture in Burkina faso (the government http://www.feministafrica.org/04-2005/yaba.html

Review Women at Ouagadougou: Yaba Badoe talks to three women directors at this year's Fespaco I have a confession to make. But first I must warn readers of delicate sensibility to read no further. I've had my cherry plucked. At a time when women of a certain age should be saying that there's nothing new under the sun, I have to confess that at long last I've lost my virginity. For the first time in my twenty-plus years as a documentary filmmaker, I've finally made it to Fespaco; and having submitted, body and soul, to an orgy of films from Africa and its diaspora, I know that I shall never be the same again. Every two years at the end of February, just when the harmattan is coming to an end, Fespaco (La Festival Panafrican du Cinema et de la Television de Ouagadougou), Africa's foremost festival of film and television, takes place in the capital of Burkina Faso. African directors, producers, actors and writers, international financiers, distributors and journalists congregate in one of the poorest countries on the continent. They arrive in battered Burkina Air Fokker 28's; planes so old that condensation accumulates overhead, dripping on unsuspecting passengers. This year, I was one of the lucky journalists jostling with cinephiles from around the continent to catch Fespaco movies. I was at it from eight in the morning till eleven at night, feasting on the wealth and complexity of representations of Africa, made by Africans, for an international audience. Okay, so just about all the films were funded by the European Union or French aid to Francophone countries. But these were Africa's diverse stories, touching on music, history, politics, religion and plain old-fashioned romance. There was so much to take in, it was hard to know where to begin. With twenty feature films entered in the main competition for the top award, the Golden Stallion of Yennenga, twenty short films vying for the Golden Foal of Yennenga, competitions for best television documentaries and drama series, and a festival of documentaries by young African filmmakers at the French Cultural Centre in Ouagadougou, it was hard to know where to rush off to next. Women, I decided. Focus on stories made by African women about women on the continent. There's your angle.

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