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Al Djanat, the Original Paradise

Al Djanat, the Original Paradise

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When her uncle dies, director Chloé Aïcha Boro films her family’s courtyard in Dédougou, Burkina Faso. Framed by her camera, the shared space becomes the stage of a conflict between the gatekeepers of family tradition and those defending property interests, advocating for a modernity inherited from Western colonisation.