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Tabaski

Tabaski

Synopsis Dakar, a few days before Tabaski festival, a painter locked in his studio, works on the theme of the ram sacrifice ritual. Red painting draws sketches hanging on clotheslines. An inscription on the wall reads: “Tabaski, who’s next?” Three...
Tuk-Tuk

Tuk-Tuk

Synopsis After her husband abandoned her and illegally fled the country, Walaa’s only way to secure income for her family was to drive a Tuk-tuk in a male dominated environment where women struggle. At the risk of being ridiculed, harassed and unaccepted while...
Qu’as – tu rêvé ?/What did you dream

Qu’as – tu rêvé ?/What did you dream

Synopsis Summer 1990, South Africa. Eleven-year-old Boipelo spends the holidays with her grandmother. But something worries her: unlike her two cousins, she can no longer remember her dreams. How is she going to help her poor grandmother win the lottery?...
Yamb

Yamb

Synopsis Following a telephone message in an African dialect, 50-year-old Diane calls for the services of a young Gabonese prostitute for a special occasion. Biofilmographie/Biofilmography After learning some basics of cinema at Saint Sernin High School in Toulouse,...
When a farm goes aflame

When a farm goes aflame

Synopsis A filmmaker completes his debut film: A reflection on his parents assumed monogamous long-distance marriage as well as his own Nigerian background and identity. He thereafter accidentally discovers his father’s secret; a second family throughout the...