Money, Freedom, A History of the CFA Franc

by Katy Lena Ndiaye

Money, Freedom, A History of the CFA Franc

2022 | 102:00 min

Original Title:
L'ARGENT, LA LIBERTÉ, UNE HISTOIRE DU FRANC CFA

Formal Categories

Current Affairs History Human Interest Economy Politics

Content Categories

Documentary

Synopsis

1960 marked the end of the colonial empires across the African continent. France disappeared from the map, leaving behind the CFA Franc, a colonial creation, which is the name of the currency that still circulates in almost all of its former territories south of the Sahara. How does it come, those countries, once they regained their freedom, never denounced this strange legacy? The film delves into a little-known story that started in the 19th century and continues to the present time.

Festivals/Awards

2022
IDFA
2023
FESPACO – Pan-African Film & TV Festival of Ouagadougou
45 Cinema du Réel, Paris
30 Hot Docs
30 Sheffield DocFest

Cast and Crew

Director Katy Lena Ndiaye
Producer Oualid Baha (Tact production), Katy Lena Ndiaye (Indigo Mood), Aurélien Bodineaux (Néon Rouge), Florian Schewe (Film Five GMBH )
Director of Photography Vincent Pinckaers
Narrator Carole Karemera
Editor Simon Arazi
Sound Ousmane Coly, Lucas Rollin, Romain Cadilhac, Abderrazak Amouzoune
Score Irina Prieto

Co-Production Company

Film Five GmbH
Germany
www.filmfive.net

Money, Freedom, A History of the CFA Franc

Money, Freedom, A History of the CFA Franc