L’HOMME QUI PLANTE LES BAOBABSMichel K. ZONGO, BURKINA FASO, 2024
SYNOPSIS
For 50 years, a man has been planting baobabs in his village in western Burkina Faso. Initially, his actions were met with misunderstanding. Now 82 years old, more than 4,600 baobabs stretch as far as the eye can see. El Hadj Salifou Ouédraogo has spent more than two-thirds of his life planting baobabs. It is a fight and above all a life dedicated to preserving these majestic and millennial trees, rare and endangered in the African savanna.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Michel K. ZONGO is a Burkinabe filmmaker, born in 1974 in Koudougou. He directed his first documentaries, Ti Tiimou and Sibi, l’âme du violon, in 2009. In 2010, he completed training in documentary film production in France. He is a co-manager of Diam Production. His works include La Sirène de Faso Fani (2014) and Pas d’or pour Kalsaka (2019). Michel K. ZONGO has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) since 2020.