ISSA TRAORE DE BRAHIMA
(BURKINA FASO)

Saturday, Dec. 5 @ 7:20PM - Anthology

Sunday, Dec. 6 @ 3:15PM - Thalia Cinema, Symphony Space

THE WORLD IS A BALLET /
LE MONDE EST UN BALLET

US PREMIERE
A star singer loses her husband during their honeymoon. She goes out of her mind. Her father in-law fosters the illusion of benefiting from the riches left by his son. The singer is caught up by the realities of life, in a spiral of greed, manipulation and deception, and must face up to her destiny and her life as a star to survive. By Issa Traoré de Brahima, 90min, 2006, Burkina Faso/France, Musical in Bambara with English subtitles.

Q&A with director after screening

TWO BY ONE PROGRAM