The Carnival Of Kwen - Extract 7'
- il y a 14 ans
Days of Ethnographic Films, Ljubjana (Slovénia), 2011.
The International Ethnographic Film Festival of Quebec, 2011.
PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL, LOS ANGELES, 2010.
Every two years, the farmers of the African village of Kwen, Burkina Faso, organize a strange Carnival. Over three days and two nights, the locals dress up as the officials of the nation - the President, Prime Minister, Ministers of Justice, Security and Agriculture, and the King and Queen. The young farmers act out their country's political leaders on stage. The plots are quasi-Shakespearian, but at the same time, close to African realities...
The International Ethnographic Film Festival of Quebec, 2011.
PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL, LOS ANGELES, 2010.
Every two years, the farmers of the African village of Kwen, Burkina Faso, organize a strange Carnival. Over three days and two nights, the locals dress up as the officials of the nation - the President, Prime Minister, Ministers of Justice, Security and Agriculture, and the King and Queen. The young farmers act out their country's political leaders on stage. The plots are quasi-Shakespearian, but at the same time, close to African realities...