| Buud Yam | |
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| Directed by | Gaston Kaboré |
| Written by | Gaston Kaboré |
| Produced by | Gaston Kaboré[1] |
| Starring | Serge Yanogo |
| Cinematography | Jean-Noël Ferragut |
| Edited by | Marie-Jeanne Kanyala Didier Ranz |
| Music by | Michel Portal |
| Distributed by | Africa Film Library |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Language | More[2] |
Buud Yam is a 1997 Burkinabé historical drama film written and directed by Gaston Kaboré. It is the sequel to the film Wend Kuuni. As of 2001, it was the most popular African film ever in Burkina Faso.[3]
The title's meaning is unclear: buud can mean both "ancestors" and "descendants", while yam means "spirit" or "intelligence."[4] It has been translated as Soul of the Group.[5][6]
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- ^ Eke, Maureen N.; Kenneth W. Harrow; Emmanuel Yewah (2000). African Images: Recent Studies and Text in Cinema. Africa World Press. pp. 31–39. ISBN 978-0-86543-819-4.
- ^ Steinglass, Matt (2001). "Open Windows On Distant Worlds; In Burkina Faso, An African Cannes". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ Barlet, Olivier (1 August 2016). Contemporary African Cinema. MSU Press. ISBN 9781628952704 – via Google Books.
- ^ Martin, Michael T.; Kaboré, Gaston (30 August 2018). ""I am a Storyteller, Drawing Water from the Well of My Culture": Gaston Kaboré, Griot of African Cinema". Research in African Literatures. 33 (4): 161–179. JSTOR 3820506.
- ^ "Research in African Literatures". African and Afro-American Studies and Research Center, University of Texas [at Austin. 30 August 2018 – via Google Books.