Money, Freedom, A History of the CFA Franc

by Katy Lena Ndiaye
  • 2022 Tact Production
  • 2022 Tact Production

    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

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