Director
Fanta Régina Nacro
64 years · Tankodogo, Burkina Faso · 7 films
Fanta Regina Nacro is well known for being the first woman from Burkina Faso, to direct a feature film and is a founding member of the Guilde Africaine des Realisateurs et Producteurs (The African Guild of Directors and Producers). She is an artist who explores the themes of African cinema while tackling issues surrounding illness such as AIDS and education for the Girl child. She represents the "New African Wave". Nacro's films tend to question the traditions of Burkina Faso, while looking at the relationship between tradition and modernity in today's world.
Best known for
Filmography 7
The Night of Truth
2004 · Director, Writer
On Fawesome
Mama Africa
2002 · Director, Writer
Bintou
2001 · Director
On Criterion Channel
Don't Make Trouble!
2001 · Writer, Director
Konaté's Gift
1997 · Director
On Criterion Channel
Open Your Eyes
1995 · Director
On Criterion Channel
A Certain Morning
1992 · Director
On Criterion Channel