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Half Heaven

Half Heaven

Enah Johnscott, Cameroon, 2023 SYNOPSIS Kizito, a selfish and legalistic preacher, is sent on a one-month journey to Mboko, a feared and atheist ghetto, to validate his eligibility for ordination. During his stay, he is saved and assisted by Bisona, an infamous...
BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS

BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS

Mohamed Ben Attia, Tunisia, 2023 SYNOPSIS Rafik, an ordinary-looking man, seemed to have everything in life. That was until he was sentenced to four years in prison for an unexplained outburst of madness that left those around him bewildered. Upon his release, he...
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...
NDAR SAGA WAALO

NDAR SAGA WAALO

Ousmane William Mbaye, Senegal, 2024 SYNOPSISNdar, the original name of Saint Louis, a small island on the Senegal River, was the stronghold of colonial penetration in West Africa four centuries ago. An economic, cultural, and political crossroads, it served as a...
MEMORIES OF LOVE RETURNED/ LES SOUVENIRS D’AMOUR SONT REVENUS

MEMORIES OF LOVE RETURNED/ LES SOUVENIRS D’AMOUR SONT REVENUS

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Ouganda,USA, 2024 SYNOPSIS On April 24th, 2002 filmmaker Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine’s car broke down in the small town of Mbirizi, Uganda. While waiting for his car to be repaired he stumbled upon a small photo studio and met photographer Kibaate...