Garderie Nocturne (Night Nursery)
Burkina Faso/ France/ Germany
2021
67 min
Every evening in a popular area of the city of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso, Mrs. Coda welcomes the children of prostitutes at her home. The young women then stroll through “The Black,” a lively alley in the city centre, until daybreak, when they come to pick up their babies.
Original Language
Dioula
Direction
Moumouni Sanou
Camera
Pierre Maillis-Laval
Editing
Francois Sculier
Sound
Corneille Houssou
Script
Moumouni Sanou
Producer
Berni Goldblat
About the filmmaker.
Moumouni Sanou is part of the new generation of documentary filmmakers in Burkina Faso. He has worked as a DOP on several sets and edited and directed short films. Night Nursery is his first feature film.