A few words about your artistic career
I trained at the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Visuels in Marrakech. I've made a number of documentaries, and my latest short fiction film, FRAGILE ESPOIR, was in the official selection at the FESPACO. I'm currently developing my next feature film, "Quand passent les hirondelles".
How long have you been an artist?
Since 2009, with my first documentary film "Une vie de cachot" in 2011. This film is a snapshot of the prison system in Burkina Faso.
Why did you apply for this scholarship? How will the scholarship support you?
Firstly, this programme will give visibility and a voice to the contribution made by women during the crisis in Burkina Faso. Secondly, the grant will finance the production of multimedia content.
What are your concrete artistic objectives after this residency?
Continuing the development of my next film, "Quand passent les hirondelles" ("When the swallows go by")
What did you achieve during this creative residency? What is the result (work created)? Who was involved in the creative process?
As part of the "creativity is life" grant, we conducted pre-interviews with women from several social strata to understand the contribution of women in times of crisis such as Covid 19. We then conducted interviews with women who collect rubbish in the capital (Ouagadougou), with the Minister of Health and with a joking mother and activist.
We worked with a sound engineer, a cinematographer, an editor...
How do you think these activities help us to think about the world today, in relation to the COVID-19 crisis, and/or about building for the future?
The results of these interviews will provide a clearer picture of the contribution made by women in times of crisis such as Covid19.
Women's rights, already in difficulty in our countries, have suffered a further setback with this crisis at Covid19. Debate is needed to raise awareness and preserve our hard-won freedoms.
How did you feel during the residency? And afterwards?
I understood certain realities by talking to the women. Over and above the crisis, the women are experiencing a very complex situation linked to social constraints that are proving difficult to overcome.
I'm all the more satisfied with what I've learned from my company than with what I've achieved. It's a singular approach that the grant has enabled me to adopt.
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Burkina Covid Heroes
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