Sékou Traoré


Sékou Traoré is a filmmaker from Burkina Faso. He and his friends Dani Kouyaté and Issa Traoré de Brahima established the production company Sahelis Productions in 1992.
He has worked as director, producer and production manager on a number of films, including both fiction and documentary.

Filmography

A partial list of films:
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Eye of the StormDirector101 minutes: Drama
2010Notre étrangèreCo-producer82 minutes. Director: Sarah Bouyain.
2010Un Homme Qui Crie Production Manager100 minutes. Feature film. Director: Mahamat Saleh Haroun.
Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
2007Rêves de poussière Associate Producer86 minutes. Director: Laurent Salgues
Nominated for the grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
2006DjantaDirector of Photography106 minutes. Director: Tahirou Tasséré Ouédraogo
2004GERMAIN ENTRE BOITES & FIL DE FERDirectorDocumentary
2004DE LA TEINTURE AUX MOTIFSDirectorDocumentary
2004PROGRAMME DE LUTTE CONTRE LE STRIGA EN AFRIQUEDirectorDocumentary
2003Gorel ou le Mil PromisDirector45 minutes: Short fiction
2003Siraba, La Grande VoieProducer90 minutes. Director: Issa Traoré de Brahima
2001Sia, le rêve du pythonCo-producer96 minutes. Director: Dani Kouyaté.
1997ISMAËL, UN EXEMPLE DE COURAGEDirectorDocumentary
1997UNE FEMME DES ÉLEVEURSDirectorDocumentary
1989BilakoroWriter15 minutes. Directors: Dani Kouyaté, Issa Traoré de Brahima