Philippe Lacôte honors Ivory Coast's legacy of storytelling with 'Night of the Kings'
Philippe Lacôte honors Ivory Coast's legacy of storytelling with 'Night of the Kings' Carlos Aguilar © (Neon) Koné Bakary, center, and Anzian Marcel in "Night of the Kings." (Neon) Ivorian writer-director Philippe Lacôte wasn’t born into a family of griots — the ancestral West African chroniclers and fabulists foundational to the cultural memory of the region. Only those who are part of a centuries-old lineage can hold the distinguished position. Yet, through his films, vivid impressions that weave the past and present of Ivory Coast, Lacôte has already risen as a s...