Issa Traoré de Brahima

Issa Traoré de Brahima (born 26 March 1962) is a filmmaker from Burkina Faso.

Issa Traoré De Brahima
Born (1962-03-26) March 26, 1962
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
NationalityBurkinabé
OccupationFilmmaker
Known forLe Monde Est un Ballet

Birth and education

Issa Traoré De Brahima was born on 26 March 1962 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, but is a citizen of Burkina Faso. He studied at the African Institute of Cinematographic Studies in Ouagadougou, earning a degree in cinematographic creation in 1985. At the same time, between 1982 and 1985 he worked as a comedian in the Atelier du Théatre Burkinabè theatre company. He then attended the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français, University of Paris VIII. In 1987 he was awarded a prize for editing.[1]

Career

In 1989, Issa Traoré De Brahima codirected the short film Bilakoro with Dani Kouyaté and Sékou Traoré, and the next year assisted Dani Kouyaté with his film "Poussière de Lait". In 1992 he, Dani Kouyate and Sekou Traore founded the production company Sahelis Productions. In 1994 he produced his first short film, Gombele. He was assistant director on various films including Dani Kouyaté's Keïta! l'Héritage du Griot, J. Mrozowski's La revanche de Lucie and Issaka Konaté's Souko, le Cinematographe en carton.[1] His 2006 film Le Monde Est un Ballet (The world is a ballet) was nominated at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou in 2007.[2]

Issa Traoré De Brahima believes that films have an important role in political propaganda, as a weapon of struggle. However, he has said of his work that he just makes observations. It is up to his audience to draw conclusions.[3]

Filmography

Selected films:[2]

  • Le Monde Est un Ballet (The world is a ballet) (2006)
  • Femmes du Sahel (2004) documentary
  • Siraba, la grande voie (2001) fiction (104'), 35mm, color
  • Afrique réseau 2000 (2001) documentary
  • La rencontre (The Meeting) (co-director with Seydou Bouro, 2001) documentary
  • Boubou l'intrus (Boubou the intruder) (1998), fiction (short film)
  • Gombèle (1994), fiction (27')
  • Bilakoro (co-director with Dani Kouyaté and Sékou Traoré, 1989), fiction (15'), 16mm
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References
  1. "Issa Traoré De Brahima, cofounder of SAHELIS Productions". SAHELIS Productions. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  2. "Issa Traoré de Brahima". Africultures. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  3. Anoumou Amekudji (27 August 2009). "Entretien avec Issa Traoré de Brahima, cinéaste burkinabé". Cineafrique. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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