Idrissa Ouedraogo

Idrissa Ouedraogo

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. To ensure a better life his farmer parents sent him to Ouagadougou for further education, where he attended the African Institute for Cinema Studies (Institut Africain d’Etudes Cinématographiques) completing his studies in 1981 with a masters. After studying in Kiev in the USSR he moved to Paris, where he graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in 1985 with a DEA from the Sorbonne. On graduating from IAFEC in 1981, Ouédraogo set up his own independent film company, "The Future of Films", which became "Les Films de la Plaine". In 1981, before moving to Kiev, he worked for the Burkina Faso Directorate of Cinema Production (Direction de la Production Cinématographique du Burkina Faso), where he directed several short films.

  • Title : Idrissa Ouedraogo
  • Popularity : 1.713
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1954-01-21
  • Place of Birth : Banfora, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]
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Idrissa Ouedraogo Movies

  • 2022
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    A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

    A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

    1 2022 HD

    Fatou Cissé accompanies her father, malien director Souleymane Cissé, through a trip down his film career, painting an intimate and...

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  • 2003
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    Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

    Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

    5.4 2003 HD

    African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo (YAABA) discusses the influence that Charlie Chaplin has been on his work, along with archival footage of...

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  • 1997
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    The Pariahs of Cinema

    The Pariahs of Cinema

    1 1997 HD

    Within the framework of the “Half a Century of Locarno, Thoughts on the Future” project, seven directors, Idrissa Ouedraogo among them,...

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  • 1989
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    The Making of Yaaba

    The Making of Yaaba

    1 1989 HD

    Djibril Diop Mambéty followed and filmed the shooting of Yaaba, Idrissa Ouédraogo's second feature film. A documentary full of humorous...

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  • 1988
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    Ouaga

    Ouaga

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1991
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    10,000 Years of Cinema

    10,000 Years of Cinema

    1 1991 HD

    This documentary offers the reflections of filmmakers shot at FESPACO 1991. Djibril Diop Mambéty, David Achkar, Moussa Sene Absa, Mambaye...

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  • 2002
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    11’09”01—September 11

    11’09”01—September 11

    6.4 2002 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Law

    The Law

    6.8 1990 HD

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  • 1989
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    Yaaba

    Yaaba

    6.3 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    Yaaba

    Yaaba

    6.3 1989 HD

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  • 1997
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    Kini & Adams

    Kini & Adams

    5.5 1997 HD

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  • 2004
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    Sous la clarté de la lune

    Sous la clarté de la lune

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Sous la clarté de la lune

    Sous la clarté de la lune

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Heart's Cry

    The Heart's Cry

    5 1995 HD

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  • 1993
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    Samba Traoré

    Samba Traoré

    5.6 1993 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Choice

    The Choice

    5.4 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Choice

    The Choice

    5.4 1987 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Bowls

    The Bowls

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1985
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    Issa le Tisserand

    Issa le Tisserand

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1991
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    Obi

    Obi

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1984
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    Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues

    Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1994
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    Africa, My Africa...

    Africa, My Africa...

    5 1994 HD

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  • 1981
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    Poko

    Poko

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1995
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    Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

    6.3 1995 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Pariahs of Cinema

    The Pariahs of Cinema

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1981
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    No Time To Say Good-Bye

    No Time To Say Good-Bye

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1993
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    Samba Traoré

    Samba Traoré

    5.6 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    Samba Traoré

    Samba Traoré

    5.6 1993 HD

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  • 2008
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    Stories on Human Rights

    Stories on Human Rights

    2.7 2008 HD

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  • 1989
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    Yaaba

    Yaaba

    6.3 1989 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Law

    The Law

    6.8 1990 HD

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  • 1996
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    Guimba the Tyrant

    Guimba the Tyrant

    5.5 1996 HD

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  • 2003
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    Anger of the Gods

    Anger of the Gods

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Law

    The Law

    6.8 1990 HD

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  • 2022
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    Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature

    Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature

    Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Birthday

    The Birthday

    5 2008 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Heart's Cry

    The Heart's Cry

    5 1995 HD

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  • 2003
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    Anger of the Gods

    Anger of the Gods

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2002
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    11’09”01—September 11

    11’09”01—September 11

    6.4 2002 HD

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  • 1991
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    Karim and Sala

    Karim and Sala

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1997
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    Kini & Adams

    Kini & Adams

    5.5 1997 HD

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  • 2004
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    Kounandi

    Kounandi

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2002
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    Burkina Faso

    Burkina Faso

    1 2002 HD

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