Sékou Traoré

Sékou Traoré

Nacimiento : 1962-08-16, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Historia

Sékou Traoré is a filmmaker from Burkina Faso. He has worked as director, producer and production manager on a number of films, including both fiction and documentary. His film "Dreams of Dust" (2007) was nominated for the grand Jury Prize at the Sundance FF. "A Screaming Man" (2010) won the Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

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Sékou Traoré

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Producer
Mariam comes from Fana, a town nearby the Malian capital. At 5, she was sexually abused by a family acquaintance, raped by her cousin at 13 and by her brother-in-law at 16. Today, she deals with her traumas through dance.
Eye of the Storm
Executive Producer
At a war crimes trial in an African country, an idealistic lawyer delves into the past of a man who, accused of committing unspeakable atrocities, is treated as an inhuman monster.
Eye of the Storm
Director
At a war crimes trial in an African country, an idealistic lawyer delves into the past of a man who, accused of committing unspeakable atrocities, is treated as an inhuman monster.
The Wedding Ring
Executive Producer
Recently returned to her home in the Sultanate of Zinder after completing her degree abroad, a young woman suffering from the pain of a lost love finds renewal while awaiting the mystical promise of a new moon.
Siraba, the Great Way
Producer
The film centers on the plan of a government minister to build a road through a sacred forest and the local community's resistance to this project.
Sia, the Myth of the Python
Producer
Kaya Maghan, the despotic king of Wagadou, follows the instructions of his priest by ordering the religious sacrifice to the Python God of Sia Yatabaree, the virgin daughter of a notable family. A gift of gold equivalent to Sia’s weight is given to her family as compensation for surrendering their daughter for the sacrifice. However, Sia runs away and finds shelter in the home of a mad prophet who has railed against the king. The king orders his top general to locate Sia, but the general is conflicted since Sia was engaged to marry his nephew, Mamadi, who is in battle on behalf of the kingdom. Mamadi returns and joins his uncle to do battle against the Python God. - Wikipedia, accessed 31 July 2021