Moumouni Sanou’s award-winning documentary about the reality of working girls in Burkina Faso is marred by its lack of discretion.
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
10/16/2021
Festival Reviews
When A Farm Goes Aflame
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FESPACO 2021: The Verdict
Mati Diop's Atlantique (Atlantics) kicked off the 27th FESPACO, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival that takes place bi-annually in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou, in a screening that foreshadowed a couple of features of the 2021 festival. One of...
Nameless
This small film from Rwanda looks too cheap to succeed on a large scale—but its filmmaker is worthy of attention going forward.
Oliver Black
Tawfik Baba almost ruins a good story about two Africans in a desert with a confusing ending and on-the-nose politics.
This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection
Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese has made a masterpiece that showcases the great talent of the late Mary Twala and announces his own genius.
Eyimofe
Chuko and Ari Esiri’s Eyimofe, which is competing at Fespaco, combines two semi-overlapping stories of Nigerians on the edge. The first story is titled Spain, the second Italy. The idea in both titles is destination. In both stories, the Nigerian characters have come...
Night Nursery
Moumouni Sanou’s award-winning documentary about the reality of working girls in Burkina Faso is marred by its lack of discretion.
When A Farm Goes Aflame
Jide Tom Akinleminu brings a light touch to a personal but political project that could easily feel overwrought in other hands.
FESPACO 2021: The Verdict
Mati Diop's Atlantique (Atlantics) kicked off the 27th FESPACO, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival that takes place bi-annually in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou, in a screening that foreshadowed a couple of features of the 2021 festival. One of...
Nameless
This small film from Rwanda looks too cheap to succeed on a large scale—but its filmmaker is worthy of attention going forward.
Oliver Black
Tawfik Baba almost ruins a good story about two Africans in a desert with a confusing ending and on-the-nose politics.
This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection
Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese has made a masterpiece that showcases the great talent of the late Mary Twala and announces his own genius.
Eyimofe
Chuko and Ari Esiri’s Eyimofe, which is competing at Fespaco, combines two semi-overlapping stories of Nigerians on the edge. The first story is titled Spain, the second Italy. The idea in both titles is destination. In both stories, the Nigerian characters have come...
Awards Corner
Fespaco
- Golden Etalon for Feature Film
The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia)
Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed - Silver Etalon for Feature Film
Freda (Haiti)
Director: Gessica Geneus - Bronze Etalon for Feature Film
A Story of Love and Desire (Tunisia)
Director: Leyla Bouzid - Best Actor for
Nafi’s Father (Senegal)
Alassane Sy - Best Actress for
Farewell Amor (USA)
Zainab Jah - Golden Etalon for Documentary
Night Nursery (Burkina Faso)
Director: Moumouni Sanou - Silver Etalon for Documentary
Marcher sur l’eau (Mali, Senegal)
Director: Aissa Maiga - Bronze Etalon for Documentary
Makongo (Central African Republic)
Director: Elvis Sabin Ngaibino