CNCI
JCC 2022

Night Nursery


Night Nursery

Moumouni Sanou - Burkina Faso


Synopsis

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 illegally stroll through the lively alley in the city centre, until daybreak when they come to pick up their babies. But Mrs Coda, who is 80, is starting to get tired…



Film details

Type : Documentary
Duration : 67 min
Year of production : 2021
Country : Burkina Faso
Screenwriter : Moumouni Sanou
Cinematography : Pierre Laval Maïllis
Editor : François Sculier
Director : Moumouni Sanou
Production company : Les Films du Djabadjah





Moumouni Sanou

Moumouni Sanou is part of the new generation of Burkina Faso's documentary filmmakers. He has been working as a DOP on several sets and has also edited and directed short films. Night nursery is his first feature film.