Sankara Is Not Dead


Sankara Is Not Dead is a 2019 French documentary film directed by Burkinabé filmmaker Lucie Viver and produced by Eugénie Michel-Villette. The film revolves around the young poet Bikontine who starts a journery from South to North after Burkina Faso's October 2014 popular uprising during the reign of former president Thomas Sankara.
In 2021, the film won the Best History Documentary Prize at Benin City Film Festival.

Cast

  • Bikontine as himself

Awards

The film has received critics acclaim and screened in many international film festivals. The film also won many awards.