The Man Who Plants Baobabs

The Man Who Plants Baobabs

A film by MICHEL K. ZONGO | ميشيل ك. زونغو

Documentary Competition

Synopsis

For 50 years, El Hadj Salifou Ouédraogo has planted baobabs each year in his village in western Burkina Faso. At 80, he has grown more than 3,000, dedicating his life to preserving these majestic, millenary trees, now rare in the African savanna