Abdoulaye Ascofaré

Abdoulaye Ascofaré (April 20, 1949 in Gao - ) is a Malian poet and filmmaker.

Biography

Ascofaré was a radio host until 1978, at which point he became a teacher at the Institut National des Arts in Bamako. In 1984, he received a diploma in film studies from the Moscow State Institute of Cinematography, and in 1985 he joined the Centre National de Production Cinématographique in Bamako as a director.

Beginning in 1991, he produced several short films, and in 1997 he produced his first full-length film, "Faraw, une mère des sables" (Faraw, a mother of the sands), which retraces twenty-four hours in the life of a Songhaï woman. "Faraw" won the Golden Bayard for Artistic Creation at the 1997 Namur Film festival.

As a poet, he has published "Domestiquer le rêve" (Domesticating the Dream).

Filmography

* "Welcome" (1981)
* "M’sieur Fane" (1983)
* "L’Hôte" (1984)
* "Sonatam, un quart de siècle" (1990)
* "Faraw, une mère des sables" (1997)

External links

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