Koudous Seihon

While from Burkina Faso, Seihon eventually left the country to seek employment in Italy, where he worked as an orange picker and African community leader.{{cite web |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3053848/the-backstory-of-mediterranea-a-timely-film-about-migrants-in-europe |title=The Backstory Of "Mediterranea," A Timely Film About Migrants In Europe |publisher=Fast Company |date=November 23, 2015}}

In 2015, Seihon was cast by Jonas Carpignano to star in Mediterranea, a role for which Seihon received numerous accolades.{{Cite news|url=http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/about-us/past-winners|title=Past Winners|date=2012-10-11|work=Stockholm Film Festival|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115114821/http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/about-us/past-winners|archive-date=2017-01-15|url-status=dead}} Two years later, Seihon garnered a major part in Carpiganon's second feature, A Ciambra.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/13/the-ciambra-review-rush-of-storytelling-and-style |title=The Ciambra review: rush of storytelling and style |publisher=The Guardian |date=June 13, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-a-ciambra-review-20180201-story.html |title=Neorealist 'A Ciambra' captures a boy's life in a changing Italy |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 1, 2018}} In 2021, Seihon played Ayiva in Carpignano's next film, the critically acclaimed A Chiara.{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=David |date=2021-07-09 |title=‘A Chiara’: Film Review {{!}} Cannes 2021 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-chiara-cannes-2021-1234979109/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Siehon speaks several languages, including Italian, French, Arabic, Mossi, and Bissa.

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