Augusta B. PALENFO, Burkina Faso, 2024
SYNOPSIS:
Piiga, a young woman in her twenties, dreams of becoming a renowned fashion designer. However, her life takes a tragic turn after a terrorist attack on her village. She loses her best friend and cannot find her mother. Taken to a refugee camp in the city, Piiga embarks on a journey to search for her missing mother.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY:
Augusta B. PALENFO, an actress, director, and producer, joined the Atelier Théâtre Burkinabè (ATB) in 1996 for four years of training. She has appeared in numerous films, including around twenty feature films and seventeen series. In 2016, she directed her first feature film, Carton rouge, followed by Madame l’Ambassadrice in 2021 and WAONGO in 2023.