tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post2274172532519025126..comments2023-03-10T12:38:54.612+01:00Comments on Beth in France: Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-29896144714091992452007-03-04T10:19:00.000+01:002007-03-04T10:19:00.000+01:00Thanks for the well-thought out, relevant comments...Thanks for the well-thought out, relevant comments. I can always count on you, lu. I won't give up hope. <BR/>Papiers did GREAT at FESPACO! Luckily, many tourists had the discernment to appreciate our project and BUY stuff!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-80644099334623973952007-03-04T03:52:00.000+01:002007-03-04T03:52:00.000+01:00yes, sat through some of those depressing burkinab...yes, sat through some of those depressing burkinabe films (dusty, long, sad, tragic...). but i'll never forget the showing at one of our film festivals here, it was a series of shorts from different african countries. lots of artsy fartsy, some national geographic. but the one that got the whole audience rolling in the aisles was the film of the man and woman who taped their bed down the middle during an argument that reached ridiculous proportions. ack, i forget the name of the film, but when the credits rolled, sure enough, the funny one was from burkina!! and everyone loved it! then there are the short clips done by youth to promote HIV awareness (Scenarios d'afrique). the burkinabe clips in the project are surprisingly good and undepressing (considering the subject matter). i have seen Une Volonte de Fer a few times and i laugh everytime i watch it. i guess what i'm saying is, there is hope yet - and a quirky sense of burkinabe humour just waiting to get on the big screen. <BR/>ps. how did your new papiers kiosque do at FESPACO?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com