Synopsis
- This film is available in two versions, with English subtitles and with French subtitles
Set in St-Leon, a modest neighborhood in the city of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, Sacred Places is a film about the fight to survive and to maintain one's dignity in a hostile environment.
Through the lives of Bouba, the video club operator, and Jules Cesar, the djembemaker and player who sees the djembe, a skin-covered hand drum, as the big brother of cinema, Teno turns the portrait of the Ouagadougou neighborhood of St. Leon into an introspection on his craft as a filmmaker, as well as a personal reflection on art, popular culture, and business in Africa today.
À travers le portrait de 3 hommes, Jules César l’artiste artisan qui fabrique et joue du djembe, Bouba, l’exploitant du video-club qui diffuse des dvd d’origine indéterminée et Abbo qui écrit sur les murs, Lieux Saints pose la question de l’accès à la culture dans un quartier populaire et questionne le rôle et la place du cinéma en Afrique aujourd’hui.
Crew
- Director: Jean-Marie Teno
- Screenplay: Jean-Marie Teno
- Director of photography: Chrystel Fournier
- Editor (Cut): Christiane Badgley
- Production company: Les Films du Raphia
Awards
- (2013) Silver Prize , Dubai
Festivals
- (2009) New York African Film Festival , New York
- (2009) Hot Docs , Toronto
- (2009) San Francisco International film festival , San Francisco
- (2009) Los Angeles Independent Film Festival , Los Angeles
- (2009) Durban International film festival , Durban
- (2009) Sheffield International Film festival , Sheffield
- (2009) Leipzig International Film festival , Leipzig
- (2009) IDFA, Amsterdam
- (2009) Dubai International film festival , Dubai
