Bouyain was born in Reims, Marne, France. Her mother, who was French, and her father, who was half Burkinabé and half French, met in France while he was studying there.[1]
Having originally studied mathematics, Bouyain later shifted her attention to cinematography,[2] studying at the Louis Lumière School of Cinematography. She went on to work as a camerawomen for several films, and eventually directed several of her own.[3] In 2000, she created the documentary film Les enfants du Blanc.[4]
She wrote her book Metisse façon in 2003 after researching her African heritage in Burkina Faso. She learned of the history of Upper Volta (as Burkina Faso was known in colonial times) and of children who were born to African women and French soldiers only to be forced to leave their mothers to live in orphanages. The characters in Metisse façon are based on these children.[5]
Her first feature-length film is Notre Étrangère ("The Place In Between"; 2010), which The Hollywood Reporter called " A nicely observed docudrama about a biracial young French woman who goes back to her roots."[7] The plot of the movie is based on a mixed race woman named Amy who moves back to Burkina Faso. The movie was co-written by Gaelle Mace and it premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[8] Boyain claimed that the film took seven years to make in total. She said she did not watch many African films prior to making it.[9]
Bouyain was one of the speakers at the African Women in Film Forum held in Accra, Ghana between 23 and 25 September 2013.[10]
^. lachambredechos.com (in French). La chambre d’échos. October 2002. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
^. lachambredechos.com (in French). La chambre d’échos. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
^. Les cinémas d'Afrique (in French). TV5Monde. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
^Ellerson, Beti (2016). "African Women and the Documentary: Storytelling, Visualizing History, from the Personal to the Political". Black Camera. 8 (1): 223–239.
^Aron, Ariane (June 2003). "Métisse Façon-Un recueil de nouvelles de Sarah Bouyain". Amina (in French). Vol. 398. p. 66. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
^"Sarah Bouyain: Notre étrangère/The Place in Between", African Women in Cinema, 28 February 2011. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
^Michael Rechtshaffen, "The Place in Between -- Film Review", The Hollywood Reporter, September 28, 2010.
^Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (2015). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. p. 8. ISBN1137312378.
^«Un film, c’est fragile»: Rencontre avec Sarah Bouyain, réalisatrice Touki Montreal, Retrieved 2016-11-02.
^ARTivists – “Anything created by an African woman is an act of activism” (Part 1) ThisIsAfrica, Retrieved 2016-11-02.
External linksedit
Sarah Bouyain website.
"BOUYAIN Sarah". Africiné (in French). Federation africaine de la critique cniematographique. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
Sarah Bouyain, director of "The Place in Between" - Venice Days, interview on YouTube.
February 01, 2024
sarah, bouyain, born, 1968, french, burkinabé, writer, film, director, first, full, length, film, place, between, released, 2010, contents, biography, works, films, books, references, external, linksbiography, editbouyain, born, reims, marne, france, mother, f. Sarah Bouyain born 1968 is a French Burkinabe writer and film director Her first full length film The Place in Between was released in 2010 Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Films 2 2 Books 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBouyain was born in Reims Marne France Her mother who was French and her father who was half Burkinabe and half French met in France while he was studying there 1 Having originally studied mathematics Bouyain later shifted her attention to cinematography 2 studying at the Louis Lumiere School of Cinematography She went on to work as a camerawomen for several films and eventually directed several of her own 3 In 2000 she created the documentary film Les enfants du Blanc 4 She wrote her book Metisse facon in 2003 after researching her African heritage in Burkina Faso She learned of the history of Upper Volta as Burkina Faso was known in colonial times and of children who were born to African women and French soldiers only to be forced to leave their mothers to live in orphanages The characters in Metisse facon are based on these children 5 Bouyain has also written articles mainly on the theme of mixed race and exile for Africultures Presence Africaine and CODESRIA 6 Her first feature length film is Notre Etrangere The Place In Between 2010 which The Hollywood Reporter called A nicely observed docudrama about a biracial young French woman who goes back to her roots 7 The plot of the movie is based on a mixed race woman named Amy who moves back to Burkina Faso The movie was co written by Gaelle Mace and it premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival 8 Boyain claimed that the film took seven years to make in total She said she did not watch many African films prior to making it 9 Bouyain was one of the speakers at the African Women in Film Forum held in Accra Ghana between 23 and 25 September 2013 10 Works editFilms edit Niararaye 1997 Les enfants du Blanc documentary 2000 The Place in Between 2010 Books edit Metisse facon short stories 2003 References edit Sarah Bouyain Entretien avec Jean Louis Ughetto lachambredechos com in French La chambre d echos October 2002 Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 06 16 Metisse facon recueil de nouvelles de Sarah Bouyain lachambredechos com in French La chambre d echos Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 06 16 Sarah BOUYAIN Les cinemas d Afrique in French TV5Monde Archived from the original on 2007 09 30 Retrieved 2007 06 16 Ellerson Beti 2016 African Women and the Documentary Storytelling Visualizing History from the Personal to the Political Black Camera 8 1 223 239 Aron Ariane June 2003 Metisse Facon Un recueil de nouvelles de Sarah Bouyain Amina in French Vol 398 p 66 Retrieved 2007 06 11 Sarah Bouyain Notre etrangere The Place in Between African Women in Cinema 28 February 2011 Retrieved 2016 11 02 Michael Rechtshaffen The Place in Between Film Review The Hollywood Reporter September 28 2010 Nelmes Jill Selbo Jule 2015 Women Screenwriters An International Guide Springer p 8 ISBN 1137312378 Un film c est fragile Rencontre avec Sarah Bouyain realisatrice Touki Montreal Retrieved 2016 11 02 ARTivists Anything created by an African woman is an act of activism Part 1 ThisIsAfrica Retrieved 2016 11 02 External links editSarah Bouyain website BOUYAIN Sarah Africine in French Federation africaine de la critique cniematographique Retrieved 2007 06 14 Sarah Bouyain at IMDb Sarah Bouyain director of The Place in Between Venice Days interview on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarah Bouyain amp oldid 1110806751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
