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10 African Films That Deal With Protest Culture & History
July, 2022

Young Afrikan features Burkinabè Rising
October 29, 2020

OkayAfrica features Burkinabè Rising
October 26, 2020

All Events – Johannesburg previews a screening of Burkinabè Rising
November 8, 2019

Joburg.co.za previews a screening of Burkinabè Rising
November 8, 2019

Malawi 24 highlights the Tumaini Festival, which featured Burkinabè Rising
November 3, 2019

Portside highlights Burkinabè Rising
July 29, 2019

Radio Corax in Leipzig, Germany, features Burkinabè Rising
April 2, 2019

Harlem One Stop previews the NYC retrospective of director Iara Lee’s films
April 18, 2019

Parma features Burkinabè Rising (in Italian)
March 25, 2019

Director Iara Lee is interviewed at the International Conference of Activism in Africa (in Portuguese)
February 22, 2019

Afrika Film Festival interviews director Iara Lee
February 5, 2019

From the Heart Productions highlights Burkinabè Rising
January 23, 2019

CineSource highlights Burkinabè Rising
January 17, 2019

Atlantic Is Calling features Burkinabè Rising screening
November 26, 2018

Acontece Madeira features Burkinabè Rising screening
November 20, 2018

Viscult features Burkinabè Rising (in Finnish)
October 27, 2018

Womex: The World Music Expo interviews director Iara Lee
October 9, 2018

FirstPost highlights Burkinabè Rising
September 29, 2018

The AU Review highlights Burkinabè Rising
September 25, 2018

The Edinburgh Reporter highlights Burkinabè Rising
September 25, 2018

Citizens Channel interviews director Iara Lee
September 3, 2018

Gazetasi highlights Burkinabè Rising (in Albanian)
August 30, 2018

Vatican News highlights Burkinabè Rising (in Portuguese)
August 10, 2018

Il Mezzo Giorno features Burkinabè Rising (in Italian)
July 30, 2018

RomAfrica Film Festival features Burkinabè Rising (in Italian)
July 22, 2018

Technology Artist interviews director Iara Lee
June 4, 2018

Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève highlights Burkinabè Rising (in French)
May 6, 2018

Africa Is a Country reviews Burkinabè Rising
May 3, 2018

HRT Magazin features Burkinabè Rising (in Croatian)
April 9, 2018

Director Iara Lee talks about winning Best Documentary for Burkinabè Rising at the Winter Film Awards
March 12, 2018

BroadwayWorld discusses Burkinabè Rising‘s award at the Winter Film Awards
March 11, 2018

We Are Moving Stories interviews director Iara Lee about Burkinabè Rising
March 9, 2018

Polyester interviews director Iara Lee about Burkinabè Rising
March 8, 2018

Dandano reviews Burkinabè Rising
February 18, 2018

BroadwayWorld discusses Burkinabè Rising
February 8, 2018

Winter Film Awards interviews director Iara Lee about Burkinabè Rising
February 4, 2018

Djasso.com highlights Burkinabè Rising (in French)
November 26, 2017

Plume d’Ivoire features Burkinabè Rising (in French)
November 16, 2017

Culturiche features Burkinabè Rising (in French)
November 14, 2017