SACRED PLACES

Set in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, Lieux Saints(Sacred Places) deals with the fight to survive and to maintain one’s dignity in a hostile environment. The film explores the contradictions of the absence of African films in Africa in a digital era that should facilitate the production and distribution of local images.
Through the stories of two men, Jules Cesar, a drum-maker, and Bouba, a struggling video club proprietor, Teno examines the larger issues of contemporary African film production and distribution. Echoing Ousmane Sembene, he asks, “Can African cinema serve as the conscience of the people and survive in the Global economy?”