The Pariahs of Cinema (1997)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 6M
Director : Idrissa Ouédraogo
Synopsis
Within the framework of the “Half a Century of Locarno, Thoughts on the Future” project, seven directors, Idrissa Ouedraogo among them, have the chance to express their vision of the future of the film industry by means of a short film. “The state of the film industry the world is a vast issue,” says the director from Burkina Faso. “I would rather speak about my films, about African films and their relationship with the world”.
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