Idrissa Ouedraogo Movies

Ouagadougou, September 2001: Adamà is a boy who is forced to leave school and work as a newsboy in order to pay for his sick mother's medical...

A king’s son takes over when his father dies.

For love, a young woman wants to leave her family and her country, which the other young man who loves her cannot understand.

Issa is a traditional weaver in Burkina Faso who loves his trade. However, so as not to lose his clientele and continue making enough to keep his...

20 short films about human rights.

The beautiful Awa, from a poor background, decides to marry for money rather than love and ends up with the much older Karim. While married, she...

Djibril Diop Mambéty followed and filmed the shooting of Yaaba, Idrissa Ouédraogo's second feature film. A documentary full of humorous...

In a Mossi village (in Burkina Faso), two elderly men make traditional wooden bowls used for everyday purposes. The work is difficult and meticulous,...

Directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo.

A dwarf born into an intolerant village meets a farmer who teaches her about love, friendship and sacrifice.

Twelve international filmmakers create connections between humans and animals, through biodiversity, ecosystem, climate change, environment and water...