The Tree of Spirits

The Tree of Spirits (French: L'Arbre aux esprits) is a 2005 Burkinabé film.

The Tree of Spirits
French	L'Arbre aux esprits
Directed by	Cilia Sawadogo
Screenplay by	Cilia Sawadogo
Produced by	Planète Films
Starring	Muna Mingole, Fabrice Koffy, Rasmata Sawadogo, Serge Djibo, Mamadou Togola, Bélinda Mady, Mathalie Djibo
Edited by	Phyllis Lewis
Music by	Chris Crilly, Njacko Backo
Release date	2005 (2005)
Running time	45 minutes
Country	Burkina Faso

Synopsis

In the desert savannah, Kodou and Tano meet Ayoka, the caretaker of a century old tree that a contractor wants to cut down. Kodou, guided by Ayoka, seeks his ancestors to ask for their help. Tano stays at the tree to protect it. But the ancestors can only advise him, the children must find the solution themselves. They discover that the gigantic baobab is a door between two worlds. The spirit of the rain, trapped by the spirit of the drought, can't come back to Earth. Without the sacred baobab, the road to Earth will remain closed forever and nature's balance will be shattered.

References

• African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)