Idrissa Ouedraogo
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Writer
Born Jan 21, 1954 · Banfora, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]
Active 1981–2018 · Awards: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Stallion of Yennenga
Idrissa Ouédraogo was born in Banfora, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), in 1954. He grew up in the town of Ouahigouya in the northern region of his homeland, and in 1976 he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Filmography
September 11 (2002) — Director · WriterLumière & Company (1995) — DirectorThe Pariahs of Cinema (1997) — DirectorAnger of the Gods (2003) — Director · WriterYaaba (1989) — Screenplay · Director · ProducerThe Law (1990) — Director · Producer · WriterObi (1991) — DirectorOuagadougou, ouaga deux roues (1984) — DirectorKarim and Sala (1991) — DirectorKounandi (2004) — Executive ProducerLes Funérailles du Larlé Naaba (1985) — DirectorSamba Traoré (1993) — Director · Producer · WriterThe Choice (1987) — Director · WriterGuimba the Tyrant (1996) — ProducerKini & Adams (1997) — Director · WriterThe Heart's Cry (1995) — Director · WriterThe Bowls (1983) — DirectorIssa le Tisserand (1985) — DirectorPoko (1981) — DirectorAfrica, My Africa... (1994) — DirectorThe Birthday (2008) — DirectorStories on Human Rights (2008) — DirectorOuaga (1988)10,000 Years of Cinema (1991)