Sacred Places


1h 10m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Celebrates community and cinema in equal measure, tracing a lineage from the West African traditional djembe drum to makeshift cine-clubs in Ouagadougou where patrons pay a dime to watch Jackie Chan DVDs.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m

Synopsis

Celebrates community and cinema in equal measure, tracing a lineage from the West African traditional djembe drum to makeshift cine-clubs in Ouagadougou where patrons pay a dime to watch Jackie Chan DVDs.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2009

Released in United States June 2009

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Next) April 30-May 10, 2009.

Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 18-28, 2009.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 23-May 7, 2009.

Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.

Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 18-28, 2009.)

Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.)

Released in United States 2009

Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Next) April 30-May 10, 2009.)

Released in United States 2009 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 23-May 7, 2009.)