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11'09'01: September 11th 2001 (Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso, 2002) Synopsis:To evoke the sheer scale of the shock wave which followed September 11, 11 directors from different countries and cultures Idrissa Ouedraogo Born Banfora, Burkina Faso, 1954. Graduated at the African Institute for Film Studies and was appointed to the Burkina Faso Film Production Office. After directing POKO, his first short film, he lived briefly in Kiev. In 1985 he graduated from the IDHEC, the French Film School, and also gained a diploma in film studies from the Sorbonne. His films YABBA and TILAI have been awarded several prizes. Where were you on September 11 2001? What did you feel when you learnt about these events? I was in a café in Paris when some friends told me the terrible news... at that moment, your head is filled with all sorts of questions - Who has done this? Why? Then you tell yourself the world is truly turning upside-down, that you must do something. But how? What events or personal experiences did you want to bring to light through your short? What personal echo to the events of September 11? I come from West Africa, from Burkina Faso. Like all Africans, I was shocked by the violence of the attacks. Like them, I felt sympathy, for the pain of the families and for the American people. I am also waiting (like all Africans everywhere) for the same surge of solidarity with an Africa beset by malaria, AIDS, famine and drought. Awards: 2003: Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne, nominated for César Best European Union Film
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