Cleveland International Film Festival } March 27 – April 7, 2019 } Tower City Cinemas

Burkinabè Rising - The Art of Resistance in Burkina Faso

Year: 2017
Country: BURKINA FASO
Run Time: 72 minutes

Burkina Faso is a small landlocked country in West Africa whose literal name translates to “the land of upright men.” Despite the country’s history of political, social, and economic crisis, Burkina Faso is on the rise. The growth the country has experienced in recent years is largely due to the grassroots efforts of artists, ecologists, and activists, who have come together to tell their stories and create change. The Burkinabè are a resilient and united people of many different tribes and backgrounds, with a rich and dynamic culture. The people have used numerous forms of art as outlets for self-expression and peaceful protest, both in times of hardship and celebration. BURKINABÈ RISING is an uplifting documentary that explores the multitudes of artists who make up the incredible nonviolent resistance movement in Burkina Faso. Bright and moving, this film will inspire you to make a creative difference, wherever you are in the world. (In French with subtitles) —G.S.

CIFF42 Screenings

Tower City Cinemas

Saturday, April 07, 2018 at 5:40 PM

This screening is on Stand By.

Sunday, April 08, 2018 at 1:20 PM

This screening is on Stand By.

Sidebars
African Diaspora
Film Is Art

Competitions
ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition

Director
Iara Lee

Iara Lee is a Brazilian film producer, director, and activist of Korean descent. She was born in Ponta Grossa, Brazil in 1966. As the founder of the Cultures of Resistance Network Foundation she works to promote global solidarity through creative resistance and nonviolent action.

Filmography
Synthetic Pleasures (1995) – CIFF20, Modulations (1998) – CIFF23, Cultures of Resistance (2010) – CIFF34, The Suffering Grasses: When Elephants Fight, It Is the Grass That Suffers (2012) – CIFF37, K2 and the Invisible Footmen (2015), Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara (2015), BURKINABE RISING: THE ART OF RESISTANCE IN BURKINA-FASO (2017)

Producer
Iara Lee

Cinematography
Yeray Martin Perdomo

Editing
Dimo Petkov

Print Source

Cultures of Resistance Films

http://culturesofresistancefilms.com

This film is presented with the generous support of JO and MARK GOREN.

Community Partners

Questions? >

Questions?

Check out our FAQs for answers to common questions about entering the film festival.

Become A CIFF Member >

Become A CIFF Member

We have seven different levels of membership to choose from, so find the one that best fits your film appetite!

Please log in.

Call For Entries

2018 Festival

Plan Your Day

CIFF Media

Archive

Become a Member

Support CIFF - Donate

Questions?

Call for Media

Burkinabè Rising - The Art of Resistance in Burkina Faso

CIFF42 Screenings