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Burkina Faso film maker recalls golden era of cinema before insurgency

Burkina Faso film maker recalls golden era of cinema before insurgency

FILM producer Drissa Toure peered through the locked glass doors of what was once the lively cinema in Burkina Faso's southwestern city of Bobo-Dioulasso and remembered a time when locals could enjoy films from Africa and beyond on its screen. Today the 70-year-old struggles with respiratory illness and ekes out a living ferrying people and parcels on his scooter. He treasures the magazine clippings that lauded his earlier film work and the medals he collected. Burkina Faso historically has clout in Africa's film industry, with several feature productions landing international awards over the past decades. It has also hosted the…
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