SPARKS
by Bawa Kadadé Riba
BURKINA FASO, France - 2019 - 62 MINUTES
synopsis
Mailo is my village, I was born there in 1975. I am a Christian, my father is a Muslim. Today, I no longer recognize my village which is divided by religious tensions with, as a demarcation line, a paved road: Muslims on one side, Christians on the other. One night in 2009, I received a call from a cousin: “Bawa, get up and pray, your village may explode!” The two “camps” were going to clash. So, to encourage people to talk about living together, I returned to the village with a project: to build my house on the Muslim side.
Director

PLUG
PRODUCTION
The Kingdom (France)
Pilumpiku Production (Burkina Faso)
DIFFUSION
Lyon Capital TV
TV 78
TV5 Monde
PARTICIPATION
Angoa Agicoa
Procirep
CNC
Rewards
In 2019: States General of Documentary Films - Lussas (France) - Sélection Docmonde
2019 - Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso): Selection