Moussa Touré(I)
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Born in 1958 in Sénégal, Moussa Touré starts working early for the
cinema. Debuting as a technician he soon turns to direction, with a
first short in 1987 and a first feature in 1991, the multi-awarded
Toubab Bi (1991). As of 1987 he creates
his own production firm "Les Films du Crocodile" through which he funds
several documentaries. His next fiction film
TGV (1998) is the talented account of the
eventful journey of a rickety bus between Dakar and Conakry. In 2002
Touré sets up the "Moussa invite" Film Festival in Rufisque, Sénégal, a
showcase for African documentaries made by Africans. His most recent
achievement is The Pirogue (2012), a
striking semi-documentary movie, brilliantly filmed and edited with the
efficiency of a Hollywood blockbuster.
