Burkina Faso and USA / 2006 / 4mins / Drama / English

A young first-generation African girl’s world is disrupted by a unique exchange between herself, her friends and an old African immigrant.

Leslie To

A Burkinabé-American filmmaker based in New York, Leslie Tô’s first short film, Redefinition, was shot in Harlem and addresses the universal issue of cultural hybridity with a particular focus on the experience of the African Diaspora. She has since made two other short films which are being used with Redefinition to form a compilation called "What Does the Beginning of Pan-Africanism Feel Like?" She currently works in Cultural Acquisitions for Link TV, a non-commercial satellite television station that features a mixture of documentaries, international news, and cultural programs from around the world. Learn More