The Taxi, The Cinema and Me
Le taxi, le cinéma et moi
Synopsis
In the first half of the 1990s, Drissa Touré was an auteur fast on the rise, with his first fiction feature, Laada (1991), celebrating its world premiere in a Cannes sidebar, from whence it went around the world, Rotterdam included. Touré's next narrative project, Haramuya (1995), was again welcomed warmly and seen widely. But what happened then? How could an obviously gifted filmmaker from one of world cinema's true hubs, Burkina Faso, not find the means to continue? How did Touré end up riding a motorcycle, doing deliveries and errands? The fact that only a few years after Haramuya's release, Atria, the organisation where Touré deepened his technical knowledge of filmmaking, was closed down as the last francs of support were cancelled suggests that Touré's story is also a symptom of something more structural and grim.
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Le taxi, le cinéma et moi – trailer | IFFR 2023
Type: Trailer • Published 2022-12-19
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Salam Zampaligre
- Screenplay & Story
- Salam Zampaligre
- Original Title
- Le taxi, le cinéma et moi
- Country of Origin
- Burkina Faso, Germany, Mali
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Production Studios
- 908, Generation Films, DS Productions
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What is The Taxi, The Cinema and Me about?
In the first half of the 1990s, Drissa Touré was an auteur fast on the rise, with his first fiction feature, Laada (1991), celebrating its world premiere in a Cannes sidebar, from whence it went around the world, Rotterdam included. Touré's next narrative project, Haramuya (1995), was again welcomed warmly and seen widely. But what happened then? How could an obviously gifted filmmaker from one of world cinema's true hubs, Burkina Faso, not find the means to continue? How did Touré end up riding a motorcycle, doing deliveries and errands? The fact that only a few years after Haramuya's release, Atria, the organisation where Touré deepened his technical knowledge of filmmaking, was closed down as the last francs of support were cancelled suggests that Touré's story is also a symptom of something more structural and grim.
Who directed The Taxi, The Cinema and Me?
The Taxi, The Cinema and Me was directed by Salam Zampaligre.
Who stars in The Taxi, The Cinema and Me?
The principal cast of The Taxi, The Cinema and Me includes Drissa Toure, Gaston Kaboré, Mory Kaba, Clément Tapsoba.
When was The Taxi, The Cinema and Me released and how long is it?
The Taxi, The Cinema and Me was released in 2023 with a total runtime of 1h 9m.