Alidou Badini

Alidou Badini is a filmmaker from Burkina Faso who has worked on many films and TV productions. He co-directed the widely discussed Le Beurre et l'argent du beurre, which documents the realities of free trade.[1]

Alidou Badini
Born
CitizenshipBurkina Faso
OccupationFilmmaker
Known forLe Beurre et l'argent du beurre

Badini has been cameraman or assistant director on various films for the cinema and TV, starting with Keïta! l'Héritage du griot (1994) directed by Dani Kouyaté. His short film Fleurs d'épines (Flowers of thorns) was nominated for a prize at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou in 2001.[1]

Badini was co-director of Le Beurre et l'argent du beurre, which explores the trade in shea butter made from the nuts of the shea tree, a source of cash to subsistence farmers in Burkina Faso. The almonds and the butter extracted from the nuts are used in cooking and body care. Although attempts have been made to apply "fair trade" principles, the film questions whether the villagers can in practice escape the implacable force of the market.[2] Le Beurre et l'argent du beurre was shown at the Amiens International Film Festival.[3] The film received the Jury Grand Prize at the International Environmental Film Festival of Niamey.[4] It has been used as the basis for discussions by groups who support fair trade.[5][6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Keïta! l'Héritage du griot (Keita's griot heritage)Assistant DirectorDani Kouyaté. Fiction. 90 minutes
1995Les enfants du soleil (Children of the Sun)Assistant DirectorIssiaka Konate . 26 minutes fiction
1995Mare d'Ourcy, Merveille du Burkina (Mare Ourcy, Burkina Wonder)Assistant DirectorTV by Lacina Ouedraogo, 15min Documentary,
1995Protection du cours d'eau du Mouhoun (Protection of the Black Volta river)Assistant DirectorTV of Lacina Ouedraogo, 26 min documentary,
1995Yaango, l'émigratio (Yaango, emigration)Assistant DirectorTV of Adama Roamba, Fiction 26 minutes
1995Voyage à Ouaga (Journey to Ouaga)'Assistant DirectorCamille Mouyéké. Fiction, 15 min.
1995Si longue que soit la nuit (However long the night is)Assistant DirectorGuy Désiré Yaméogo Fiction 24 minutes
1998Faire face (Coping)Assistant DirectorTV Guy Désiré Yameogo, Fiction 26 minutes
1999Boutons la polioCameraDirector: Issiaka Ouedraogo, Fiction 26 minutes
2000Le poissonCameraDirector: Sénéfa Coulibaly, Documentary, 26 minutes
2000Le gingembreCameraDirector: Arsène Kafando, Documentary, 15 minutes
2001INACameraDirector: Issa Traore de Brahima, Fiction 26 minutes
2001Fleurs d'épines (Flowers of thorns)DirectorFiction 26 minutes, Official selection in competition at FESPACO
in Ouagadougou in February 2001. Sahelis Productions[7]
2002Source d'histoires (Source of stories)Assistant DirectorAdama Roamba, Fiction 26 minutes
2004WandeCameraDirector: Rédo Porgo, Documentary, 26 minutes
2004Le nouveau royaume d’AbouCameraSeries of 20 episodes
2004Rencontre en Ligne (Online Dating)Assistant DirectorAdama Roamba, Fiction, 15 minutes
2005Du venin dans la soupe (Venom in the soup)Sahelis Productions[7] Special mention at
International Environmental Film Festival of Niamey.[4]
2007Le Beurre et l'argent du beurre (Butter and Butter Money)Co-directorWith Philippe Baqué. Sahelis Productions[7]

References

  1. "Alidou BADINI". Africultures. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  2. "Le Beurre et l'argent du beurre". Clapnoir. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  3. "LE BEURRE ET L'ARGENT DU BEURRE". Amiens International Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  4. "The African water and films event". Montreal: International Secretariat for Water. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  5. "Film/Conférence/débat " pour une commerce équitable partout "" (PDF). Terre Des Hommes. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  6. Riana Lagarde. "Potato Day". Bonjour Paris. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  7. "Here are some of our achievements that make us proud". Sahelis Productions. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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