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KADI JOLIE RACONTE

KADI JOLIE RACONTE

KADI JOLIE RACONTEAminata Diallo-Glez, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS Épisode 1 : « Girafou »In the savanna, Girafou the giraffe dreams of joining the firefighters. But everyone mocks her neck, her size, and her femininity. One day, however, the firefighters will need...
Kabri i manz salad / Scapegoat

Kabri i manz salad / Scapegoat

Kabri i manz salad / ScapegoatNicolas Séry, La Réunion, 2023 SYNOPSISIn a public housing project in La Réunion, as the Eid al-Adha festival approaches, Ibrahim, a 12-year-old boy of Comorian descent, is stigmatized by Evan, a neighbor his age, who accuses him of being...
In the Shadow of Feathers

In the Shadow of Feathers

Armel POUYA, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISSamba, a young boy, dreams of escaping the hunting life imposed by his older brother and becoming a bird, free to fly wherever he wishes. When his wish is granted by a mysterious goddess, his tragic flight takes an unexpected...
Our Land, Our Freedom

Our Land, Our Freedom

Meena Nanji, Zippy Kimundu, Kenya, Portugal, Allemagne, 2023 SYNOPSIS Our Land, Our Freedom tells the story of two extraordinary Kenyan women – a mother and daughter, Mukami and Wanjugu Kimathi. Mukami was a freedom fighter in Kenya’s 1950s independence...
Yambo Ouologuem : La Blessure

Yambo Ouologuem : La Blessure

Kalidou Sy, Sénégal, 2024 SYNOPSISIn 1968, when Le Devoir de Violence was published, Yambo Ouologuem was still an unknown young Malian writer. Addressing themes of slavery and crimes between Africans before French colonization, his book quickly brought him out of...