He is the founder of Imagine Institute, a school he opened in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 2003, that provides workshops and residencies for film and television professionals.

[2] He studied history at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, receiving his license and Maîtrise (Master's) degrees.

[2] While researching the history of racial prejudice against Africa by its colonisers for his Maîtrise, Kaboré was drawn to contemporary documentary films which, he felt, continued to propagate such stereotypes.

[2] He returned to his native country to be director of the Centre National du Cinéma.

[3] In 2003 he opened Imagine Institute, a school in Ouagadougou that provides training for television and film professionals.