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HARRAGA-THOSE WHO BURN THEIR LIVES

HARRAGA-THOSE WHO BURN THEIR LIVES

 BENJAMIN ROST & HICHAM BOURAIS, Maroc, 2023. SYNOPSIS :  The Moroccan boys Imad (15), Nourdine (17), Walid (18), Hamza (17) and Aziz (20) live in a cave under the lighthouse in Melilla. Every night they break into the harbour trying to climb onto the ships...
Garibou

Garibou

Seydou Cissé, Mali, 2023SYNOPSISIn the marketplace of a Malian village, Baillo, a young “Garibou,” begs daily on behalf of the moualim. In the evening, the moualim instills terror among the students of his Quranic school. To escape this tyranny, Baillo retreats into...
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL

Matthew Leutwyler, Congo , 2023 SYNOPSIS FIGHT LIKE A GIRL A young Congolese woman forced to work in an illegal mineral mine, escapes her captors and finds a new life for herself after joining a renowned all-women boxing club in the border city of Goma....
EAT BITTER (SUFFER IN SILENCE)

EAT BITTER (SUFFER IN SILENCE)

Pascale APPORA-GNEKINDY & Ning Yin Sun, USA/Central African Republic/China, 2023 SYNOPSISLuan, a Chinese construction foreman, must complete the building of a new bank in Bangui, Central African Republic, set to be inaugurated by the president. Meanwhile, Thomas...
Un Duo radical

Un Duo radical

Onyeka Igwe, Angleterre, 2023 SYNOPSIS 1947 London was a hub of radical anti-colonial activity. International intellectuals, artists, and activists like Funimilayo Ransome-Kuti, Sylvia Wynter, C. L.R. James, Kwame Nkrumah, and George Padmore were all in London at the...