THREE DROPS FOR THE FUTURE (Trilogy)
The Trilogy includes the films “MANEGBDZANGA” – “HEART’S HOUSE” – “DIGNITY IN DETENTION”
Sale : JURA-FILMS “Contact”
“MANEGBDZANGA” – Development for all
Shot in Burkina Faso
Documentary film, 1996 – 20 minutes – Video, color
Original version French (without English subtitles)
Scriptwriter and director Lucienne Lanaz
Camera Robert Millié, WillySchild
Editing Lucienne Lanaz
Sound Issa Traoré
Lighting Adama Roamba
Music Les frères Coulibaly / Musique du Monde
Postproduction TVF SA, Genève
CoproductionAssociation Dignité en Détention
SYNOPSIS
The majority of Burkina Faso’s inhabitants are illiterate. Literacy is the priority issue for Africa’s future.
The filmmaker has followed the Swiss Labour Help Organization’s activities in this field in Burkina Faso.
HEART’S HOUSE
Shot in Burkina Faso in the Heart’s House with the participation of Josette Boegli
Documentary film, 1996 – 17 minutes – Video, color
Original version French (without English subtitles)
Scriptwriter and director Lucienne Lanaz
Camera Robert Millié, WillySchild
Editing Lucienne Lanaz
Sound Issa Traoré
Lighting Adama Roamba
Music Les frères Coulibaly / Musique du Monde
Postproduction TVF SA, Genève
Coproduction Association Dignité en Détention
SYNOPSIS
“Heart’s House” in Ouagadougou was founded in 1986 by Josette Boegli from Switzerland. Today this place shelters about 10 mothers and 30 children. “Heart’s House” also wants to be involved in the outside world by bringing food, medicine and education to another hundred women and their children.
The filmmaker followed Josette Boegli during her monthly distribution of millet and took part in the millet threshing in the courtyard. That day the children dance and sing. This short documentary illustrates a single person’s commitment towards an enormous task.
DIGNITY IN DETENTION
(Trilogy THREE DROPS FOR THE FUTURE)
Shot in Burkina Faso in the jails of Ouahigouya, Koudougou and Bobo-Dioulasso
Documentary film, 1996 – 37 minutes – Video, colour
Original version French (without English subtitles)
ale DVD: www.artfilm.ch (The Trilogy includes the films “MANEGBDZANGA – Development for all” and “HEART’S HOUSE”)
Sale VHS: JURA-FILMS “Contact”
Scriptwriter and director Lucienne Lanaz
Camera Robert Millié and Willy Schild
Editing Lucienne Lanaz
Sound Issa Traoré
Lighting Adama Roamba
Music Les frères Coulibaly / Musique du Monde
Postproduction TVF SA, Genève
Co-production Association Dignité en Détention
SYNOPSIS
People in Africa are detained in shocking conditions. It is vital to make sure that the dignity of detainees is being respected, and this dignity obviously can be ensured through giving minimal material support, amongst others by the Association DIGNITY IN DETENTION based in Geneva.Infirmaries, kitchen gardens, livestock rearing and literacy programmes are offered by DIGNITY IN DETENTION to improve detainees’ living conditions in Burkina Faso.
