Apolline Traore's Borders, part of the 2019 AFF National Traveling Series, will screen at the 2019 Washington University in St. Louis African Film Festival!

About the Film

On a bus en route from Dakar, Senegal, to Lagos, Nigeria, four resourceful women must band together as they navigate the risks that come with traveling alone while female, fighting back against threats of violence, sexual harassment and government corruption at each border crossing. This slice-of-life drama from Burkinabé director, Apolline Traoré, pays tribute to the bravery of West African women asserting their independence in a patriarchal society.
About Apolline Traoré

About our National Traveling Series

In order to make African cinema available to wider audiences, AFF programs the annual National Traveling Series, which runs throughout the year in the US, including Puerto Rico. Learn More