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Les Murmures

Les Murmures

Kivu Ruhorahoza, Rwanda, 2024 SYNOPSIS The inner turmoil of an imprisoned man. This film immerses the audience in the emotional and psychological states of a prisoner. Through dance, he attempts to transform his surrounding reality as he awaits his release and...
FATOW / THE MADMEN

FATOW / THE MADMEN

Fousseyni MAIGA, Mali, 2024 SYNOPSIS Culture is, by essence, the alpha and omega of all development. It serves as the foundation for identity formation and social advocacy. For a society, culture is as vital as the heart to the human body. The director’s goal is to...
ABO ZAABAL 89

ABO ZAABAL 89

Bassam Mortada, Egypte, 2024 SYNOPSIS Bassam Mortada was five years old when he first visited father Mahmoud in the notorious Abo Zaabal prison. With the police raid still fresh in his mind, his experience was dominated by incomprehension. But in the years that...
NI CHAINES NI MAITRES

NI CHAINES NI MAITRES

Simon MOUTAÏROU, Benin, 2024 SYNOPSIS The island of Mauritius is under French rule. Massamba and Mati, enslaved on Eugène Larcenet’s plantation, live in constant fear. Massamba dreams of securing his daughter’s freedom, while Mati longs to escape the green hell of the...
L’Histoire de Souleymane

L’Histoire de Souleymane

Boris Lojkine, France, 2024 SYNOPSIS As he cycles through the streets of Paris delivering food, Souleymane rehearses his story. In two days, he must face his asylum interview, the crucial step to obtaining legal residency. But Souleymane is not ready. BIOFILMOGRAPHY...