SYNOPSIS The city of Douala is in trepidation for the start of the new school year. A long line of customers come to Mambar Pierrette, the neighbourhood dressmaker, to have their clothes ready for imminent social events and ceremonies. More than just a sewer,...
Joël AKAFOU SYNOPSISMany lives were lost in Ziglo, Côte d’Ivoire, during the 2011–2012 civil war between the Guéré, the indigenous community, and the Mossi, originally from Burkina Faso. After waiting too long for state justice, Josiane, known as Maman Jo, a Guéré...
Malaury Eloi Paisley, Guadeloupe, 2023 SYNOPSISVertigo is anguish, a state of disorientation, a fleeting madness. Men, wandering in circles, are trapped in Pointe-à-Pitre, a labyrinthine city. They traverse it endlessly, as if on an infinite pilgrimage. This film...
L’HOMME QUI PLANTE LES BAOBABSMichel K. ZONGO, BURKINA FASO, 2024 SYNOPSISFor 50 years, a man has been planting baobabs in his village in western Burkina Faso. Initially, his actions were met with misunderstanding. Now 82 years old, more than 4,600 baobabs stretch as...
Muhannad Lamin, 2023 SYNOPSIS For almost a decade (2011-2021), Donga has been recording events that are meaningful to him with his camera, among those the Libyan uprising or war against ISIS. From everyday life to armed conflict, his insider position and personal...
Gaël Kamilindi, Rwanda, 2024 SYNOPSIS What remains, thirty years later, of the memory of a mother that a son never had the time to know? Gaël Kamilindi was only five years old when his mother Didy died. The memories of her presence have since been lost in the fury of...
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