The Platters

Version restauréeLes Écuelles
by Idrissa Ouedraogo198311minDocumentary
3 formatsFrench0 subtitles languages

The young people of the Mossi villages in northern Burkina Faso are leaving for the towns. Meanwhile, their elders persist with traditional crafts such as making wooden platters - a laborious process involving all the stages from felling the tree to selling the finished article. The meticulous work of carving is made harder by the fact that they have only basic tools at their disposal. Restored in 2K by Eclair in 2019.

  • year
    1983
  • nationality
    Burkina Faso
  • running time
    11min
  • rights end
    30/12/2050
  • director's country
    Burkina Faso
  • colour
    Colour
  • director of photography
    Issaka Thiombiano
  • distributor
    LES FILMS DE L'AVENIR
  • producers
    Ministère des Affaires étrangères, Mae, Les Films de l'Avenir
  • editing
    Arnaud Blin, Juliana Sanchez

Kit de ressources

  • 3media

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