Frontieres
Synopsis: On a Bamako-Ouagadougou-Cotonou bus route to Lagos, Nigeria, four resourceful women must band together as they navigate the risks that come with traveling alone while female, fighting back against threats of violence, sexual harassment and government corruption at each border crossing. This slice-of-life drama from Burkinabé Director, Apolline Traoré, pays tribute to the bravery of West African women asserting their independence in a patriarchal society.
SCREENING DATE AND TIME
Available Fri March 12th 12:00 pm (EST) – Sat Mar 13th 11:45 pm
(EST).
1 hour 30 minutes
YEAR
2017
COUNTRY
Burkina Faso
DIRECTOR
Apolline Traoré
SCREENPLAY
Apolline Traoré
PRODUCER
Denis Cougnaud
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Ali Lakrouf
EDITOR
Christian Billette
MUSIC COMPOSED BY
Cyril Morin
CAST
Amelie Mbaye
Naky Sy Savané
Adizelou Sidi
Unwana Udobeong
Director's Bio
Apolline Traoré: Born in Burkina Faso, Traoré had her college education at Emerson College in Boston after traveling around the world with her father who worked for the United Nations. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in directing in 1998 and then moved to Los Angeles. Traoré, however, decided to return to her home country in 2008 to tell stories about her continent. Since then, she has made short films and television series, with Desrances being her third feature film. Her second feature, “Frontieres” (Borders), picked up a special award at the 2017 FESPACO festival.
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