Fanta Régina Nacro is the first woman from Burkina Faso to direct a feature film. She is also a founding member of The African Guild of Directors and Producers.
Fanta Régina Nacro
Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
Films
The Night of Truth
Not currently available to stream
(2004)
After 10 years of brutal civil war in an unnamed West African country, two ethnic groups, the Nayaks and the Bonande, agree to end their fighting.
A Close-Up on Bintou
Stream on Criterion Channel
(2001)
An African woman wants to send her daughter to school despite her family's resistance.
Konaté's Gift
Stream on Criterion Channel
(1997)
When Djénéba returns from the city where she visited her cousin, she brings her husband Konatén the gift of: a condom. Furious, Konaté still refuses to change his habits.
A Certain Morning
Stream on Criterion Channel
(1992)
Riga is a farmer who lives peacefully with his wife and children on the Mossi plateau. When he hears a woman calling for help one day, his entire world is called into question.
