'Sira': a story of Burkinabé women resisting jihadists
• RFI English
Ten days ago, I interviewed the Burkinabé filmmaker Apolline Traore about her film on the islamist insurgency in the Sahel, for the film fest Afrika Eye Festival.
Here below is a short extract of our conversation, in a video for RFI English.
Article to come this weekend.
"Sira" tells the story of a young woman abducted by jihadists who draws on her wits and courage to survive. Offering a rare insight into the lives of thousands living with Islamist violence in the Sahel, the film has already won prizes at home and abroad – and is now in the running for the 2024 Academy Awards.
Burkinabé director Apolline Traoré spoke to RFI about her experience making the film:
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