Idrissa Ouédraogo

Idrissa Ouédraogo was a Burkinabè filmmaker whose work examined tensions between rural and urban life, as well as tradition and modernity. He gained international recognition with films including *Yaaba* (1989), *Tilaï* (1990), and *Kini & Adams* (1997); *Tilaï* won the 1990 Cannes Grand Prix. Trained in Ouagadougou, Moscow, and Paris, he also worked as a screenwriter and producer and became a major figure in African cinema.