Zan Boko /
Gaston Kaboré's film Zan Boko explores the conflict between tradition and modernity, a central theme in many contemporary African films, such as Keita and Ta Dona. It tells the poignant story of a village family swept up in the current tide of urbanization. In doing so, Zan Boko expertly reveal...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Mooré French |
| Language Notes: | In Mooré and French with English subtitles. |
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San Francisco, CA :
California Newsreel,
1988.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Gaston Kaboré's film Zan Boko explores the conflict between tradition and modernity, a central theme in many contemporary African films, such as Keita and Ta Dona. It tells the poignant story of a village family swept up in the current tide of urbanization. In doing so, Zan Boko expertly reveals the transformation of an agrarian, subsistence society into an industrialized commodity economy. Zan Boko is also one of the first African films to explore the impact of the mass media in changing an oral society into one where information is packaged and sold. The film provides viewers with a unique opportunity to see our own televised civilization through the eyes of the traditional societies it is replacing. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (92 min.)) : sound, color |
| Playing Time: | 01:31:29 |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Sékou Ouedraogo; editors, Andrée Davanture, Marie-Jeanne Kanyala; music, Henri Guédon, Don Cherry. |