Aïcha Boro
Burkina Faso
Overview
Aïcha Boro recalls her beginnings in film, marked by a tireless search for poetry and truth and influenced by her literary studies. She compares cinema to journalism, noting that the former seeks a lyrical truth, while the latter seeks a factual truth. This devotion to truth is central to her film “Al Djanat”, in which she delves into her profound Mandinka ancestry and the significance of cultural identity. Her cinema serves as a cultural bridge, providing a genuine glimpse into human identity. With a persistent enthusiasm for narrative, she celebrates diversity while keeping universal feeling at the forefront, representing the filmmaker’s moral obligation to their subjects.
Chapters
Why are you making films?
How have your studies in literature and journalism influenced your filmmaking?
What drives you to talk about identity in your films?
How do you believe your life affects your filmmaking, and vice versa?
How did you get started with voice-over in Al Djanat?
What's your relationship with your editors?
Do you feel the need to show your political commitment?
How do you approach universality in your films?
Do you see any similarities in your filmography?
Bio
Chloé Aïcha Bor was born in Dédougou, Burkina Faso. After earning her degree in literature, she worked as a press journalist before transitioning to the audiovisual field. In 2005, she won the Galian Prize for her work as a television presenter on the show Koodo. In 2006, publisher L'Harmattan released her autobiographical novel Paroles d'orpheline. In 2012, she co-directed the African festival "Cases Normandes" in Normandie. Sur les traces de Salimata, her debut film, was also released that year. "Farafin Ko", her first feature-length documentary, co-directed in 2014, was selected and awarded prizes at several international film festivals. Her most recent film, "Al Djanat", won the jury prize at the fifth edition of Majordocs for the director's 'objective, intimate and profound look' at her family in the Mandinka culture.
Filmography
- Al Djanat (2023)
- Alors, je vous sers? (2021)
- Le Loup d'Or de Balolé (2019)
- France-Aurevoir, le nouveau commerce triangulaire (2016)
- Farafin Ko (2014)
- Sur les traces de Salimata (2012)
