Dani Kouyaté

Dani Kouyaté is a Burkinabè filmmaker, theatre director, actor, and storyteller whose work connects cinema with West African griot traditions. His feature debut, *Kéita! L’Héritage du Griot* (1995), received the FESPACO award for best first work and the Grand Prix Cannes Junior. Other notable films include *Sia, le rêve du python*, *Ouaga Saga*, *Soleils*, and *Medan vi lever* (*As Long as We Live*).