Synopsis In a popular neighbourhood of Bobo-Dioulasso, Mrs. Coda welcomes every evening the children of prostitutes in her home. These young women wander around the “Black”, a very lively alley of the city centre, until dawn when they come back to pick up their...
Synopsis Ethiopian legend has it that khat, a stimulant leaf was found by Sufi Imams in search of eternity. Inspired by this myth, Faya Dayi is a spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar immersed in the rituals of khat, a green leaf that Sufi Muslims chewed for...
Synopsis Who was Frantz Fanon and what is his present legacy? Psychiatrist, decolonization activist, author of the book Les damnés de la terre, Fanon died in December 1961, but his thoughts still irrigate many battlegrounds across the world. How is the thinker and man...
Synopsis For twenty years, the victims of the Six Day War in Kisangani, DRC, have been fighting for recognition of the conflict, condemnation of the belligerents and financial compensations. Appalled by the indifference of their rulers, they decide to embark on a...
Synopsis After years of separation, the filmmaker renews her relationship with her mother, Aïcha, now suffering from Alzheimer’s. From Brussels to Tangiers, the odyssey of a family marked by exile is evoked through discretion and confession, pain, separation,...
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