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THE STATUES ALSO LIVE

THE STATUES ALSO LIVE

Romain Fianu, France, 2023 SYNOPSIS:What if the African statues in French museums started to speak? What if middle school students from Seine-Saint-Denis, with African immigrant backgrounds, shared their thoughts on the restitution of African heritage to Africa?...
The Empty Grave/ La tombe vide

The Empty Grave/ La tombe vide

 Agnes Lisa Wegner et Cece Mlay, Allemagne, Tanzanie, 2024 SYNOPSIS Songea, Tanzania. John Mbano is on a mission to find the human remains of his great-grandfather, Songea Mbano, who was executed by the German colonial army. The family’s mourning has been passed...
KANAVAL

KANAVAL

Henri Pardo, Haiti, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In the mid-1970s, Rico, a 9-year-old Haitian boy, is abruptly torn from his homeland and thrust, along with his mother Erzulie, onto a strange new planet called Canada. Since their arrival, a distance has grown between mother and son....
100% KREOL GUARANTEED

100% KREOL GUARANTEED

Laurent PANTALEON, Réunion Island, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In Réunion Island, when buying a car, starting a new job, moving into an apartment, or simply seeking protection from bad luck, people turn to a diviner, a talisman, a shield of protection. This object, which can be as...
LATITUDE FENIX

LATITUDE FENIX

 Welket Bungué, Guinée-Bissau, 2024 SYNOPSIS On this island, the Ebony Princess, Maria Correia, is summoned by the voice of contemporary artists. Phoenix-like, she is received by the Baron of Água Izé. In this latitude, we dialogue with quilombismo and...
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...