Au-déla des barreaux
Aimé BADO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISGermain, a thirty-year-old carpenter, well-liked by everyone, is accused of Igor’s murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Upon his release, he embarks on a tumultuous journey for truth and redemption. Determined to prove his...
BLACK VOLTA
Floriane ZOUNDI, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISIn a small village, illegal gold miners cause a mine collapse, resulting in the death of a farmer in his field. Outraged, the villagers expel the miners and block access to the mine. However, the terrorist group backing the...
DINGAM
Richade GAMI ASTOIGUETchad, 2024 SYNOPSIS DINGAM, a 12-year-old deaf-mute boy living in Doba, Chad, possesses a unique gift: the ability to draw and predict the future. His father, NGAR, secures a job at a Russian company, but this opportunity triggers a dark cycle of...
THE THIRD GÉLÉ
John Oluwole ADEKOJE, Nigeria SYNOPSIS During a thrilling journey across the vibrant landscapes of Africa, The Third Gélé follows an extraordinary league of Pan-African women, the AJUMOSE, whose mission is to find their third crown. Led by IYA, a 400-year-old Yoruba...
THE SUNFLOWERS OF THE MOON
Ismail Louati, Tunisia SYNOPSIS In 2001, in the red-light district of Tunis, Hayet is born. Her mother is stabbed to death on the very bed where she has just given birth. Hayet is raised by Kmar, a sex worker, and Fatma, a madam. She grows up confined within the...
SAMIYA, LA SAISON DES AMOURS
Ousmane Diagana, Mauritania, 2024 SYNOPSIS Bamby, an 18-year-old girl, arrives in the Sahelian village of Teremissi to celebrate her wedding during the Samiya, the “season of love,” a traditional festival marking fertility and renewal after abundant rains. However,...
RETURN WITHOUT THE COMPASS
Onésiphore M. ADONAI, Bénin, 2024 SYNOPSIS Ismaël, a 20-year-old nomadic Nigerien shepherd, lives with his father Abou in the village of Yokon, in southern Benin, where their cows find green pastures. Their daily life is peaceful, punctuated by the care that Ismaël...
RAP DE LA FORÊT
Ralff Therance LHYNNIAN, Congo, 2024 - Dates SYNOPSIS Clément, a young Aka pygmy from Likouala, a remote region in northern Congo, discovered rap during a trip to Brazzaville, the capital. Fascinated by this urban music, he returned to his village with a dream: to...
NDATTE YALLA
Fatou Kandé ESNGHOR, Senegal, 2024 SYNOPSIS On March 7, 1820, young Ndaté Yalla and her elder sister, Ndieumbeut, witness a tragic event: their mother, Linguère Fati Yamar, along with the women of Nder, choose self-immolation rather than being captured during a...
MÉLODIE MUETTE
Hawa Sogoba, Mali, 2024 SYNOPSISIn the city of LadiK, oppressed for a decade by jihadists, artistic freedom is suffocated. Yelen, a young griotte, dreams of pursuing her musical passion in the free part of the city. Her mute friend, Bintou, communicates with her...
LE FESTIN DE L’AUBE
Yoro Lidel Niang, 2024 SYNOPSISLieutenants Louis Boukinda and Hervé Envame, from the gendarmerie, are investigating a series of murders of women, all found with venomous snake bites. Meanwhile, Captains Pierre Koumba and Jacqueline Owoula, from the police, are tasked...
EN ATTENDANT LA RÉCOLTE
Sagou Banou, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISTimba, 14 years old, flees his village devastated by a terrorist attack with his mother Hallis and his sister Nafi, following the mysterious disappearance of his father, Kayara, a man marginalized by his own people. Seeking...
CLAUDE
NARCISSE WANDJI; CAMEROUNSYNOPSISMother and widow, Claude is a hairdresser in Yaoundé and lives alone with Petho, her 12-year-old son. One morning, she could no longer find the five hundred thousand francs offered by her tontine for the little hairdressing salon she...
ISANO
Sangwa Deus Dedit, RWANDA SynopsisKAMALIZA, is a nurse works in the military hospital at Kanombe. She is tasked with monitoring apatient who has been in a coma for 5 years. When James, the patient started to recover, she continuesto take care of him at his home. Is...