Joël Akafou

Joël Akafou

Born in 1986 in Bouaké (Côte d’Ivoire), he has a professional master’s degree in film production from ISIS (Institut Supérieur de L’Image et du Son Ouagadougou). He has made a number of short documentaries and fiction films for schools, the latest of which, Nourah, has been selected for a number of festivals.
His first professional documentary, Vivre riche, was followed by Traverser, his first feature-length documentary, which was selected in Berlin.