Burkina Faso

Saint Pierre Yaméogo was born in 1955 in Koudougou, Burkina Faso. His first feature film, Laafi, was selected in 1991 for the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival. Wendemi, his second feature film, was awarded a prize at FESPACO 1993 and selected for the Cannes Un Certain Regard section. Yaméogo divided his time between Ouagadougou and Paris, where he created his own production company, Dunia Production. Dunia produced films by various African filmmakers including Dani Kouyate, Guy Désiré Yaméogo, and Missa Hebie. Saint Pierre Yaméogo passed away in April 2019 at the age of 63 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Filmography

Dunia (1987)
Laafi - Tout va bien (1991)
Wendemi, l’enfant du bon Dieu (1993)
Silmande - Tourbillon (1998)
Moi et mon blanc (2003)
Delwende (2005)
Bayiri, La Patrie (2011)
Refugies Mais Humains (2007)
Barani, Histoire D'une Tradition (2002)