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Director
S Pierre YameogoContinuing his commitment to use film as a medium to provoke change on the African continent, this Burkinabe director presents his sixth feature film, Delwende (Stand Up and Walk).
Born 15 may, 1955, Yameogo has not shrunk from tackling controversial subjects in films such as: Moi et Mon Blanc (Me and My White Man, 2003) and Silmande Tourbillon (1998) both of which won awards at the Fespaco festival in Ouagadougou, as well as Wendemi, Lenfant du Bon Dieu (1993), Laafi - Tout Va Bien (1991) and Dunia (1987).
Delwende was in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes this year where it garnered the Regard Hope Award and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention. In this film, Yameogo wanted to show that some people exploit customary beliefs "to lie, cheat and abuse others for personal interest. These traditions are corrupted."
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