Sékou Traoré

Known for

Directing

Born

August 16, 1962 (age 64)

Birthplace

Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Biography

Sékou Traoré is a filmmaker from Burkina Faso. He has worked as director, producer and production manager on a number of films, including both fiction and documentary. His film "Dreams of Dust" (2007) was nominated for the grand Jury Prize at the Sundance FF. "A Screaming Man" (2010) won the Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.