We've got time on our hands
In October 2014, the "Balai citoyen" revolt led to the removal of Burkina Faso's dictator Blaise Compaoré. The rapper Serge Bambara, known as Smockeywas among the insurgents. He is now considered to be one of the architects of this political change. We've got time on our hands takes us into the everyday life of the iconic rapper.
Director Katy Léna Ndiaye
Katy Léna Ndiaye is a documentary filmmaker. We owe him the two opuses Traces Women's footprints and Waiting for the men which have won awards at numerous festivals. Alongside her career as a filmmaker, Katy Léna Ndiaye has worked in television. Trained as a journalist, she presented and directed Reflets Sud and Afrique Plurielle (from 2000 to 2018), CIRTEF productions broadcast on TV5 Monde and RTBF. Since 2013, she has directed Indigo Mood filmsa production company based in Senegal.
Upcoming dates
The documentary will be shown over the coming months at various festivals:
- 7 May to Afrika FilmFestival - Leuven
- 15 May to German International Ethnographic Film Festival
- at the DOC-Cévennes - International Documentary Festival in the Cévennes from 20 to 23 May
- at the Millennium Documentary Film Festival to be held from 23 September to 1 October 2020 in Brussels (new dates)
