A Golden Life
ABOUT
A dynamic journey through the intricate social and economic politics of small-scale gold mines in Burkina Faso. Amongst them, the spirited and tenacious teenager, Bolo, fearlessly carves out his place in a world that has long overlooked his presence. With and through him, A Golden Life artfully paints a complex social picture, deftly balancing moments of playful camaraderie and peril. All the while the resounding acoustics of heavy machinery immerses audiences into a psychological construction of life in the mines.
Boubacar Sangaré is a filmmaker, author and director, from Burkina Faso. He directed 4 short films and co-directed a feature documentary for TV. A Golden Life is his first feature documentary for cinema. He is currently developing several other projects: including the road movie documentary Djéliya, Memory of Manding (selected for La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde, in Cannes Film Festival 2022, Miradas Doc and Hot Docs Forum) and two feature-length fiction films: Le nom qu’on te donne and Les dieux délinquants.
