Dani KOUYATE, Burkina Faso, 2024
SYNOPSIS
After a failed plot against his crown, King Pazouknaam appoints his cousin Katanga as the head of the army. Aware of the heavy responsibility, Katanga consults a soothsayer for guidance in fulfilling his mission. The soothsayer, reading the sand, reveals that Katanga should be king in place of his cousin. From that moment, Katanga succumbs to the vices of evil to secure his power.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Dani Kouyaté descends from a family of practicing griots. He is a filmmaker, storyteller, musician, and director. He has directed several films, including Sya, The Dream of the Python (2001) and Keita, The Heritage of the Griot (1995). He teaches in the Department of Cultural Anthropology at Uppsala University and at the Wiks Folkhögskola School of Film and Theatre in Uppsala, Sweden.