No Gold for Kalsaka (French: Pas d'or pour Kalsaka) is a 2019 Burkinabe documentary film written and directed by Michel K. Zongo and co-produced with Florian Schewe.[1][2]

No Gold for Kalsaka
Film poster
Directed byMichel K. Zongo
Written byMichel K. Zongo
Produced by
CinematographyMichel K. Zongo
Edited by
  • François Sculier
  • Moumouni Jupiter Sodré
Music byMoumouni Jupiter Sodré
Distributed byRushlake Media
Release date
  • 24 February 2019 (2019-02-24)
Running time
80 minutes
Countries
Languages
Budget€30,000

Synopsis

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Since a long time ago, in the African country of Burkina Faso, the people of the small village of Kalsaka had mined and used gold for their economic sustenance. With the coming of a British multinational mining corporation, however, that was brought to a close as the people were zoned out completely of the mining benefits from their own land. The village commune, nevertheless, led by Jean-Baptiste, fights hard to take back what belongs to the locals.[3][1][2]

Production

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The filming was done in the Yatenga Province of Burkina Faso. It was produced by Michel K. Zongo for Diam Production [bf] and Florian Schewe for Film Five GmbH.[3][1]

Accolades

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The film got a nomination for the Best Documentary category in the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Release

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The film was released on February 24, 2019.[11]

Reception

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On November 15, 2019 in collaboration with the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), the film was premiered by Cinema Politica Concordia in Quebec.[12] The film was billed as one of the films changing the world and was scheduled to be premiered in the Czech Republic in Autumn 2020 by One World.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "No Gold for Kalsaka | Pas d'Or pour Kalsaka". Crew United. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "No Gold for Kalsaka: A Burkina Faso community's lost land". Akhbar 1. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "No Gold for Kalsaka | Documentary | By Michael K Zongo". Film Five. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Bada, Gbenga (October 27, 2019). "AMAA 2019: Here are all the winners at the 15th edition of movie award". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Africa Movie Academy Awards 2019". Mubi. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Dia, Thierno Ibrahima (September 19, 2019). "AMAA 2019, the nominees | The ceremony is scheduled on the 27th of October 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria". Africine. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  7. ^ GABS (December 15, 2019). "African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Releases Full Nominees- Ghana Gets 11 Nominations". GhGossips. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Akanbi, Yinka (October 25, 2019). "AMAA returns to Lagos for 15th Annual Academy Awards". TCN. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "See The Full List Of AMAA 2019 Winners". TPCN. October 28, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "AMAA: Africa Movie Academy Awards 2019". Teller Africa. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "No Gold for Kalsaka". IMDb. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "Cinema Politica presents No Gold For Kalsaka with director Michel K. Zongo". Concordia. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Films that are changing the world". One World Archive. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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