User:Kambai Akau/No Gold for Kalsaka
| No Gold for Kalsaka | |
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| Directed by | Michel K. Zongo |
| Written by | Michel K. Zongo |
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| Cinematography | Michel K. Zongo |
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| Music by | Moumouni Jupiter Sodré |
| Distributed by | Rushlake Media |
Release date | 24 February 2019 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
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| Budget | €30,000 |
No Gold for Kalsaka (French: Pas d'or pour Kalsaka) is a 2019 Burkinabe documentary film written and directed by Michel K. Zongo and co-produced with Florian Schewe.[1]
Production
[edit]The filming was done in the Yatenga Province of Burkina Faso. It was produced by Michel K. Zongo for Diam Production and Florian Schewe for Film Five GmbH.[2][1]
Plot/Synopsis
[edit]Since long ago, in the African country of Burkina Faso, the people of the small village of Kalsaka had mined and used gold for their economic sustenance. With the coming of a British multinational mining corporation, however, that was brought to a close as the people were zoned out completely of the mining benefits from their own land. The village commune, nevertheless, led by Jean-Baptiste, fights hard to take back what belongs to her.[2][1]
Reception
[edit]The film got a nomination for the Best Documentary category in the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Release
[edit]According to IMDb, the film was released February 24, 2019. On November 15, 2019 in collaboration with the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), the film was premiered by Cinema Politica Concordia in Quebec.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "No Gold for Kalsaka | Pas d'Or pour Kalsaka". Crew United. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "No Gold for Kalsaka | Documentary | By Michael K Zongo". Film Five. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Bada, Gbenga (October 27, 2019). "AMAA 2019: Here are all the winners at the 15th edition of movie award". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Africa Movie Academy Awards 2019". Mubi. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Dia, Thierno Ibrahima (September 19, 2019). "AMAA 2019, the nominees | The ceremony is scheduled on the 27th of October 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria". Africine. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ GABS (December 15, 2019). "African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Releases Full Nominees- Ghana Gets 11 Nominations". GhGossips. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Akanbi, Yinka (October 25, 2019). "AMAA returns to Lagos for 15th Annual Academy Awards". TCN. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "See The Full List Of AMAA 2019 Winners". TPCN. October 28, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "AMAA: Africa Movie Academy Awards 2019". Teller Africa. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Cinema Politica presents No Gold For Kalsaka with director Michel K. Zongo". Concordia. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
External links
[edit]- No Gold for Kalsaka on IMDb
- No Gold for Kalsaka on IDFA
- No Gold for Kalsaka on DOC.fest
- No Gold for Kalsaka on Bigsky Film Festival
- No Gold for Kalsaka: A Burkina Faso community's lost land on Akhbar 1
- No Gold for Kalsaka on One World
- No Gold for Kalsaka on HRFFB 2020