Gaston J.M. Kaboré
Gaston J.M. Kaboré (1951, Burkina Faso), one of the greatest of African film-makers, studied film at the Esec in Paris and history at the Sorbonne. After his first feature, Wend Kuuni (1982), he divided his time between making films and encouraging African cinema; for instance, from 1977 to 1988 he was director of the National Film Centre in Burkina Faso.
Filmography
Wend Kuuni (1982), Zan Boko (1988), Rabi (1992), Buud Yam (1997)
Gaston J.M. Kaboré at IFFR
Buud Yam
100'
Burkina Faso
IFFR 1998