Burkina Faso and Canada / 1994 / 2mins / Animation / French

This short explores the thoughts and fantasies of people waiting for a bus, while taking a broader approach towards the study of ignorance. Whether positive or negative, fear and awe toward the unknown trap human beings in many different caves of prejudice. Endless clouds of thoughts, which are brand new and already existing, are floating in the sky. Human beings are not really aware of the own diversity, though they acknowledge it in all of the living forms including cosmic materials, flowers and even dogs.

Cilia Sawadogo

Cilia Sawadogo studied communication, specializing in cinema animation at Concordia University in Montréal. She started her career in 1989, and made many cartoons for Sesame Street. As director, writer and animator, she has received numerous awards for films she directed at the National Film Board of Canada and independently. She made her first animated film, La femme mariée à trios hommes, in 1993. Her other animated films include L’Arrêt d’autobus, The Bus Stop and Naissance, Birth, Le Joueur de cora and Christopher Changes His Name. Sawadogo also produces video-clips, designs posters, and illustrates books. Learn More