Burkinabè Rising: The Art of Resistance in Burkina Faso
UW Union South-The Marquee 1308 W. Dayton St., Madison, Wisconsin 53715
press release: Burkina Faso/USA/Bulgaria | 72 min | NR | Blu-Ray | Dir. Iara Lee
Director Iara Lee presents a new documentary film about creative, nonviolent resistance in Burkina Faso, a small landlocked country in West Africa. Her journey panoramically captures this vibrant community of individual artists and engaged citizens working together to achieve political change. In the name of resistance, it is an inspiration—not only to Africa, but also to the rest of the world.