JCC 2017 du 4 au 11 novembre 2017

CNCI


OUAGA GIRLS (2017)

Theresa Traore Dahlberg - Burkina Faso

Synopsis

A group of young women from Ouagadougou study at a girl school to become car mechanics. Classmating becomes their safety, joy and sisterhood refuge. In the meantime they are going through the life changing transition into adulthood in a country undergoing drastic political changes.

Technical details

Genre: Feature documentary
Duration: 83 minutes
Production year: 2017
Country: Burkina Faso
Script: Theresa Traore Dahlberg
DOP: Iga Mikler - Sophie Winqvist
Editing: Alexandra Strauss - Margareta Lagerqvist
Director: Theresa Traore Dahlberg
Production company: David Herdies - Momento Film
Email: david@momentofilm.se






Theresa Traore Dahlberg studied film production. Her graduation film, «Taxi Sister» has been screened at several film festivals. Theresa has been involved in different film and art projects. «Ouaga Girls» is her first feature documentary.