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| "People take the message
of the films on board and it's not rare to hear young people shouting
to their friends in reference to the behaviour of characters from
the Scenarios from the Sahel series." Teacher, Dapaong, Togo, to external evaluator |
| "The films communicated
strong messages, we laughed, we certainly laughed hard sometimes,
but the lesson about the scourge of AIDS remains." Student in his final year of school, aged 18, Ouagadougou, to external evaluator |
|
[The Scenarios from the Sahel films are] "...an extraordinary,
attractive, seductive, convincing, versatile tool that we have used
over and over again on different issues, in different situations,
with different audiences, in different languages and always with
the same extraordinary impact." |
| "The Scenarios
films are easier to show - the messages [...] are easily understood
by all audiences, including children. In addition, because they are
short, there is more time to discuss the issues." COFDEF, NGO partner, Thiès, Senegal, to external evaluator |
| "You've got to give
young people the messages they want to hear. These films reflect our
reality - that of young people in Burkina Faso. They're quick, snappy
and emotionally touching, and they make you want to see them again
and again." APJAD, NGO partner, Burkina Faso |
The Films
There are now two collections of films: SCENARIOS FROM AFRICA, produced in 2003 and 2004, and SCENARIOS FROM THE SAHEL, produced between 1997 and 2001.
New films, focusing on priority topics of an constantly evolving epidemic, are being added each year. Production of films based on 2005 winning scripts began in May 2006.
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SCENARIOS FROM AFRICA
There are 15 films in the SCENARIOS FROM AFRICA collection. These are available in a growing range of African and European languages including English, French, Dioula, Pulaar, Wolof, Fon and Mooré.
Safe
Journey
(7'56"), directed by Newton I. Aduaka, Nigeria; based on an original
idea by Marcel C. Sourou Gninkinme, aged 24, Benin
Never
Alone
(1'41"), directed by Fanta Régina Nacro; based on an original
idea by Christian Abidi Businge, aged 10, Uganda
A
Call to Action
(7'54"), directed by Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso; based
on ideas by Grace Dovi Nassiva, aged 15, Ghana, and Maman Lawali Tankari,
aged 20, Niger
No
Time to Drop Your Guard
(9'17"), co-directed by Hamet Fall Diagne and Olga Kiswendsida Ouédraogo;
written by Hamet Fall Diagne, Senegal
Peace
of Mind
(8'33"), directed by Fanta Régina Nacro; based on an original
idea by Olivier Kaboré, aged 22, Burkina Faso
The
Tree and the Wind
(8'56"), directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad; based on ideas by
Adama Ouédraogo, aged 20, Burkina Faso; Aïchata Diallo, aged
21, Mali; and Badibalaki Wembie, aged 18, Togo
The
Champions
(14'57"), directed by Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso; based
on original ideas by Abdoul-Razakh Cissé, aged 22, Burkina Faso,
and Facely Jefami Millimono, aged 19, Guinea
Under
Pressure
(5'58"), co-directed by Olga Kiswendsida Ouédraogo, Burkina
Faso, and Hamet Fall Diagne, Senegal; based on an original idea by Oby Akaneme,
aged 23, Nigeria
Good
Reasons
(5'05"), directed by Abderrahmane Sissako; based on original ideas
by Ndèye Diasse Samb, aged 18, Senegal, and Guy Merlin Wayap, aged
21, Cameroon
The
Heart of the Matter (8'41"),directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun; based on an original idea by Sandra Nsambi Nzali, aged 20, Democratic Republic of Congo
The
Expert
(5'00"), directed by Newton I. Aduaka; based on an original idea by
Jean Vincent Digbé Grobly, aged 18, Côte d'Ivoire
Sexually
Transmitted Marks (6'54"),
directed by Abderrahmane Sissako; based on original ideas by Kossi Yesunyo
Gossou, aged 18, Togo, and Régis Nkouma, aged 20, Republic of Congo
The
First Step
(6'26"),
directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritania; based on original ideas
by Sanwé Médard Kiénou, aged 20, Burkina Faso; Liliane
Sipouwoua, aged 18, Cameroon; and Carmelle Nadège Hounnou, aged
20, Benin
Rhythms
of Friendship
(3'06"), directed by Cheick Oumar Sissoko, Minister of Culture of
the Republic of Mali; based on an original idea by Chibuzo Mbata, aged
23, Nigeria
African
Solidarity
(10'30"), directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad; based on original
ideas by Ibrahim Barry, aged 14, Mali, and Margaret Marire, aged 18, Kenya
SCENARIOS FROM THE SAHEL
There are 13 films in the SCENARIOS FROM THE SAHEL collection. These are available in a growing range of African and European languages including English, French, Portuguese, Dioula, Pulaar, Wolof, Mooré, Fon and Twi.
My Brother, by Cheick Oumar Sissoko, Mali, based on an idea by Justin Corréa, aged 23, Senegal
The
General Assembly of Diseases, a cartoon by Pierre Sauvalle, Cameroun,
based on an idea by Mamadou Macki Bah, aged 17, Mali
Advice
from an Aunt, by Idrissa Ouédraogo, Burkina Faso, based on
an idea by Arame Dièye, aged 16, Senegal
Uncle Ali, by Cheick Oumar Sissoko, based on an idea by Cheikh Birahim Ndao, aged 17, Senegal
Iron
Will, by Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso, based on an idea
by Malick Diop Yade, aged 18, Senegal
The
Voice of Reason, by Fanta Régina
Nacro, based on an idea by Haby Fall, aged 20, Senegal, and her team
Shared Hope, by Cheick Oumar
Sissoko, based on an idea by Andréa Ouédraogo, aged 21,
Burkina Faso
A
Ring on her Finger, by Fanta Régina
Nacro, based on an idea by El Hadji Malick Seck, aged 20, Senegal
The
Shop, by Idrissa Ouédraogo, based on an
original idea by Olga Ouédraogo, aged 20, Burkina Faso
To
the Rescue, by Cheick Oumar Sissoko, based
on an original idea by Olga Ouédraogo, aged 22, Burkina Faso
Just
Once, by Idrissa Ouédraogo, based on an
original idea by Diarra Diakhaté, aged 17, Senegal
For
Aicha, by Cheick Oumar Sissoko, based on
an original idea by Dieudonné Ouedraogo, aged 16, Burkina Faso
The Warrior, by Idrissa Ouédraogo, based on an original idea by Amy Badiane, aged 14, Senegal
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