Carnaval de Kwen (Le)

  • Carnaval de Kwen (Le)
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2009
Format : Feature
Running time : 60 (in minutes)

Every two year, the "gourounsi" growers of Kwen, a small village in Burkina Faso, organize a cultural party, which has developed into a carnival. For 3 days and 2 nights, their world is transformed. Selected by their elders, the most deserving young people transform into the president of the republic, government ministers (of Justice, Security and Agriculture), king and queen, inventing for themselves a role playing game of power. This party, which has existed since the founding of the village in the 1940's, has as its goal to foster social integration through a celebration of the life-giving land.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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