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Dreams of Dust

Directed by Laurent Salgues
Film Movement
2006
86 Minutes
Burkina Faso, Canada, France
French
Drama, Black Cinema
African Studies, French Language, Community, Race and Racism, Poverty, Black Studies
Not Rated
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Mocktar, a Nigerien peasant, comes looking for work in Essakane, a dusty gold mine in Northeast Burkina Faso, Africa, where he hopes to forget the past that haunts him. In Essakane, he quickly finds out, the gold rush ended twenty years before, and the inhabitants of this strange timeless wasteland manage to exist simply from force of habit. The beautiful Coumba, however, is still courageously struggling to raise her daughter after the death of her family. Mocktar will soon be fighting not only to survive, but also to provide a better future for this mother and her child.

Cast

  • Makena Diop
  • Rasmane Ouedraogo
DVD Features

Bonus short: Dreamer, directed by Raymond E. Speiss Jr.

Sound: Stereo 2.0

Discs: 1

  • Highest Rating
    "A beautiful tale...this film truly respects the rhythm of life."
    Cineuropa
  • Highest Rating
    "Perfectly crafted! Striking cinematography!"
    Deborah Young, Variety
  • Highest Rating
    "There is a haunting quality to Mocktar's story that rewards close attention."
    Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

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Awards & Recognition

Official Selection
Venice Film Festival
Official Selection
Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection
Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Melbourne Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Pan African Film Festival
Official Selection
Chicago Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Global Peace Film Festival
Official Selection
Whitehead Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Central Michigan Int'l Film Festival

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