Sankara Is Not Dead (theatrically as Sankara n'est pas mort) is a 2019 French documentary film directed by Burkinabé filmmaker Lucie Viver and produced by Eugénie Michel-Villette.[1][2] The film revolves around the young poet Bikontine who starts a journery from South to North after Burkina Faso's October 2014 popular uprising during the reign of former president Thomas Sankara.[3][4]
| Sankara Is Not Dead | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lucie Viver |
| Written by | Lucie Viver |
| Produced by | Eugénie Michel-Villette |
| Starring | Bikontine |
| Cinematography | Lucie Viver |
| Edited by | Nicolas Milteau |
| Music by | Rodolphe Burger |
| Distributed by | Njutafilms |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Countries | Burkina Faso France |
| Language | French |
In 2021, the film won the Best History Documentary Prize at Benin City Film Festival.[5][6]
Cast
edit- Bikontine as himself
Awards
editThe film has received critics acclaim and screened in many international film festivals.[7][8] The film also won many awards.[5]
- Best Documentary Direction in Festival Internacional de Cine Austral
- Special Festival Mention in Tamil Nadu Film Festival
- MENTION SPÉCIALE DU JURY DOKer Festival International du Film Documentaire
- SPECIAL MENTION DOKer Moscow International Documentary Film Festival 2020
- FIRST PRIZE "Breaking boundaries" RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020
- Best Documentary Feature Budapest IFF HUNGARY 2019
- SPECIAL JURY PRIZE in African International Film Festival AFRIFF
- JOHN MARSHALL AWARD for Contemporary Ethnographic Media au Camden IFF, USA
- ENTREVUES DE BELFORT, PRIX FILM EN COURS 2018
References
edit- ^ "Sankara Is Not Dead - Big Sky Documentary Film Festival". www.bigskyfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Sankara is not dead". africasacountry.com. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Sankara is Not Dead". Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Sankara Is Not Dead - African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ a b "SANKARA IS NOT DEAD". Les Films du Bilboquet. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Sankara Is Not Dead". Cinéma du réel. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "SANKARA IS NOT DEAD – ethnocineca". Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "SANKARA IS NOT DEAD". doker-eng. Retrieved 2021-10-01.