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Joël AKAFOU

SYNOPSIS
Many lives were lost in Ziglo, Côte d’Ivoire, during the 2011–2012 civil war between the Guéré, the indigenous community, and the Mossi, originally from Burkina Faso. After waiting too long for state justice, Josiane, known as Maman Jo, a Guéré woman, decides to take her village’s fate into her own hands. She works to foster reconciliation between the communities to bring her village back to life.

BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Born in 1986 in Bouaké, Joël Akafou holds a degree in film directing from the Institut Supérieur de l’Image et du Son and the Institut National Supérieur des Arts et de l’Action Culturelle in Abidjan. He currently teaches cinema at the Ecole Spécialisée du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel in Abidjan. His works include Vivre Riche (2017), Bia n’de (2012), Traverser (2020), and many others.