Odile Sankara is a Burkinabé artist, actress,[1][2] playwright and director.[3][4] She is the President of the Récréâtrales[5][6][7][8] and a younger sister to the late revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara.[9][10]

Odile Sankara
2023
Born
Odile Sankara
NationalityBurkinabé
Occupations
  • Artist
  • Actress
  • Playwright
  • director
Notable workBurkinabè Rising

Career

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Sankara was featured in Iara Lee's 2018 film, Burkinabè Rising: the art of resistance in Burkina Faso.[11][12]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2018 Burkinabè Rising Actress Documentary [11]
2012 – Face of Africa Director TV series, Documentary [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Issues around reforms to CFA colonial currency". The Cable. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Reform of the CFA franc: for a popular and inclusive debate". Alternatives Economiques. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Call for Submissions: Design of the Amphitheater in Burkina Faso". Arch Daily. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Aristide Tarnagda and Theatre in Burkina Faso / Aristide Tarnagda et le Théâtre au Burkina Faso". Howlround. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "The Récréâtrales, a courtyard festival". Afrique ActuDaily. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Burkina Faso: A breath of fresh air for the organization of Récréatrales". Burkina24. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Recréâtrales 2020: "To stand up as one man in the face of barbarism" (Aristide Tarnagda)". Burkina24. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ Douce, Sophie (28 October 2018). "In Ouagadougou, when family lessons become theater stages". Le Monde Afrique. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ Carayol, Rémi (4 December 2014). "Burkina Faso: the Sankara, a family to be recomposed". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. ^ Carayol, Remind (22 December 2014). "Burkina Faso: the genealogical tree of the Sankara family". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Burkinabè Rising". Culture of Resistance Films. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ Sawadogo, Boukary. "An overripe fruit will eventually fall off the tree". Africa as a country. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Faces of Africa (2012– )". IMDb. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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