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Confusion

Confusion

Synopsis Ivan is a 9 year old boy who lives with his mother. One day, he receives a new pair of shoes from her that mysteriously disappears while he and his friends are watching a movie. He accuses his friend Junior of the crime, even getting his hands dirty.

Au fil du temps

Au fil du temps

Synopsis Mamadou Souaré (known as Modou) is a Senegalese tailor who works in Marrakech. His daily routine is to manage a sewing salon with Senegalese employees. Day after day, his employees carry out with meticulousness a real work of ant by satisfying several orders....

Annaelle

Annaelle

Synopsis Annaelle Moussavou, 24 years old, shy, passionate about digital technology, works in a computer company where she has difficulty asserting herself. She is harassed by Obiang, a macho man who is the head of her department. Annaelle refuses his advances, and...

07-Mars

07-Mars

Synopsis Victim of an arranged marriage, Sarah finds herself possessed and considered a sexual object by her own husband. After her first wedding night in Marrakech, all she wants is to regain her freedom at any cost. Biofilmography Alioune FALL was born in...

L’innocence

L’innocence

Synopsis Agathe is a student in criminology. She has been abused by her brother since her childhood. And from this incestuous relationship, Ines was born with a handicap due to her consanguinity. The three of them live together in a large house they inherited after...

Le Botaniste

Le Botaniste

Synopsis A specialist in tropical plants, Rayann, 32, is a brilliant scientist who has had an exemplary career. But he loses his family in a terrorist attack. Since then, Rayann has lived apart from the world until the day he is taken hostage in his house by...

Malla, aussi loin que dure la nuit

Malla, aussi loin que dure la nuit

Synopsis When his father dies due to a lack of financial means for an early treatment of his illness, Malla blames the whole world. He blames his older brother Fado, his mother, his late father and even God. He only dreams of one thing, to get out of this misery and...

Mada et Saga

Mada et Saga

Synopsis The story takes place in modern-day Burkina Faso. Madi, a child from a small village, is confronted with illness at a very young age and his parents do everything they can to save his life, even if it means going into debt. Thanks to their love and devotion,...

Le sermon des prophètes

Le sermon des prophètes

Synopsis Faced with increasingly frequent and deadly attacks by armed groups since January 2016, Burkina Faso is also experiencing intercommunal clashes. Attacks by jihadist groups have caused nearly two million people to flee their homes, closed more than 4,000...

L’affaire Sam Mory

L’affaire Sam Mory

Synopsis The death of Judge Mory Samuel upsets the entire country. Accident or murder? An investigation was opened. Unconvinced by the conclusions of the autopsy, the members of the magistrates' union call for a strike to protest against the insecurity in which they...

Le Galop

Le Galop

Synopsis A young woman, mounted on a horse and armed with a quiver, gallops at a fast pace. The horse speeds up at every command of its master. Mixing with the sound of hooves, a distant voice calling for someone can be heard, Yennenga… Without paying attention to...

Laabli l’insaisissable

Laabli l’insaisissable

Synopsis In this film, the aim is to restore the rich life of this atypical character of Moustapha Thiombiano called "the madman", "the boss" or "the cowboy" in the field of media, culture (Fespaco), and popular urban activities through testimonies and archives. The...

Papa Eric le tendre

Papa Eric le tendre

Synopsis Paris is a city where most people seem sad and lonely. But Papa Eric is there to give them tenderness and boost their mood. I paint a portrait of this atypical character that I am looking for or maybe I am just looking for happiness. Biofilmography...

Douleurs de vies de femmes

Douleurs de vies de femmes

Synopsis Obstetric fistula is characterized by chronic incontinence in women. In Burkina Faso, this pathology affects hundreds of women. Known as the "disease of the shadow", it affects the dignity and physical integrity of women and is the nightmare of many women...

Tempête dans une calebasse

Tempête dans une calebasse

Synopsis The villagers of Sougouri and Sawoura are about to clash. Cattle belonging to the villagers of Sawoura are said to have ransacked a field belonging to an inhabitant of Sougouri. The prefect of Sabari sends in the heavy artillery to quell the crisis: the...

Reine du Guera

Reine du Guera

Synopsis It all starts when her sick mother could not accompany her to the watering hole. She then takes it upon herself to go alone to the dangerous "Chasm of the Mountains". On the way, she met Kolima, the sorcerer's daughter, and Ghizarbo the monitor, who were on...

On The Surface

On The Surface

Synopsis A young black woman goes swimming in the sea and reflects on her experience of raising a child in Iceland, a country that is nothing like home. As she enters the icy water, she relives her traumatic pregnancy. Being in nature and facing her fears helps her...

Les Palimpseste

Les Palimpseste

Synopsis Iba, 9 years old, not-yet-teenager-but-almost-teenager, is athletic, passionate and full of energy, but she has trouble accepting limits. Emeka, her 8 year old brother, is curious and clever, and makes an effort to assert himself and take his place. They are...

L’affront

L’affront

Synopsis The return of Soundiata's emissary announces a challenge from Djolofin Mansa. To take up this challenge, the warlords present themselves as volunteers, including Tiramakan. Biofilmography A graduate of the "Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers Multimédia Balla...

L’Ombre des Papillons

L’Ombre des Papillons

Synopsis In the grip of a bittersweet nostalgia, a woman takes refuge in the contemplation of butterflies that seem to populate a mysterious forest. Biofilmography Born in 1992 in Casablanca of Moroccan nationality, Sofia EL KHYARI left Morocco for Paris to study...