
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Biography
Idrissa Ouédraogo was born in Banfora, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), in 1954. He grew up in the town of Ouahigouya in the northern region of his homeland, and in 1976 he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. To ensure a better life his farmer parents sent him to Ouagadougou for further education, where he attended the African Institute for Cinema Studies (Institut Africain d’Etudes Cinématographiques) completing his studies in 1981 with a masters. After studying in Kiev in the USSR he moved to Paris, where he graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in 1985 with a DEA from the Sorbonne. On graduating from IAFEC in 1981, Ouédraogo set up his own independent film company, "The Future of Films", which became "Les Films de la Plaine". In 1981, before moving to Kiev, he worked for the Burkina Faso Directorate of Cinema Production (Direction de la Production Cinématographique du Burkina Faso), where he directed several short films.
Acting (4 movies)
Directing (22 movies)

11 Minutes, 9 Seconds, 1 Image
2002

The Law
1990

Yaaba
1989

Kini & Adams
1997

The Heart's Cry
1995

Samba Traoré
1993

The Choice
1987

The Bowls
1983

Issa le Tisserand
1985
Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
1984
Obi
1991

Africa, My Africa...
1994

Poko
1981

Lumière & Company
1995
The Pariahs of Cinema
1997

Stories on Human Rights
2008

Anger of the Gods
2003

Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
2022

The Birthday
2008

Karim and Sala
1991

Burkina Faso
2002
Les Funérailles du Larlé Naaba
1985
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| The Choice | 1987 | Writer | 
| Yaaba | 1989 | Screenplay | 
| Yaaba | 1989 | Producer | 
| The Law | 1990 | Producer | 
| The Law | 1990 | Writer | 
| Samba Traoré | 1993 | Writer | 
| Samba Traoré | 1993 | Producer | 
| The Heart's Cry | 1995 | Writer | 
| Guimba the Tyrant | 1996 | Producer | 
| Kini & Adams | 1997 | Writer | 
| 11 Minutes, 9 Seconds, 1 Image | 2002 | Writer | 
| Anger of the Gods | 2003 | Writer | 
| Sous la clarté de la lune | 2004 | Producer | 
| Sous la clarté de la lune | 2004 | Writer | 
| Kounandi | 2004 | Executive Producer | 



