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Industry	Education
Occupation	Independent Filmmaker
Location	Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Introduction	Taale Laafi Rosellini, a Peace Corps Veteran, is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, lecturer and founder/director of African Family Film Foundation www.africanfamily.org. Taale served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso from 1967-75 and set a Peace Corps record for years of service in one country. Taale volunteered as a community organizer for two years, working with farmers and cattle herdsmen in the construction of reinforced concrete drinking water wells in West African villages. He then proposed the creation of a national audiovisual center to document the music, dance and oral traditions of the peoples of Burkina Faso. As project director for 6 years, Taale recorded, photographed and filmed musicians, dancers and carriers of oral history from 33 cultures, and taught Burkinabe nationals sound recording, photography and filmmaking so they could continue this important work. M.F.A, UCLA Department of Theatre Arts, Motion Pictures Division, Specialization in Ethnographic Film. Taught Cinematography at UCLA with Frank Valert. Founder/Director, African Family Film Foundation and African Family Children's Fund: www.africanfamily.org