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Daïnes

Synopsis Two childhood friends, Ashish and Pascal, see each other for the last time before the first leaves for France to continue his studies. This last and long night of...

Gwacoulou

Synopsis Gwacoulou tells the legend of preservation of peace through the transformation of three pairs of twin girls into the three stones of a traditional fireplace and their...

Life on the Horn

Synopsis For a decade, there has been an illegal dumping of toxic waste on the coastline of Somalia. The Tsunami earthquake in 2004 damaged the toxic containers and spilled...

Little black dress

Synopsis A woman stuck in a cycle of routine, obligation and guilt, figures out a way to reset her life amidst a feminist uprising. Biofilmographie/Biofilmography Esteri...

Nos voisins

Synopsis René and Moussa are two young men deeply involved in the activities of their neighbourhood in Ouagadougou. Genuinely nice guys, respectful and sociable, they are...

Prisoner and Jailer

Synopsis Prisoner and Jailer tells the story of two contrasting Libyans: a key official in the former regime and one of the most prominent figures of the post-revolutionary...

Les tissus blancs /Sër Bi

Synopsis Tomorrow is Zuzana’s marriage. From now until then, every minute counts to erase her past and become the woman she is expected to be. Biofilmographie/Biofilmography Born...

Tabaski

Synopsis Dakar, a few days before Tabaski festival, a painter locked in his studio, works on the theme of the ram sacrifice ritual. Red painting draws sketches hanging on...

Tuk-Tuk

Synopsis After her husband abandoned her and illegally fled the country, Walaa’s only way to secure income for her family was to drive a Tuk-tuk in a male dominated environment...

Qu’as – tu rêvé ?/What did you dream

Synopsis Summer 1990, South Africa. Eleven-year-old Boipelo spends the holidays with her grandmother. But something worries her: unlike her two cousins, she can no longer...

Yamb

Synopsis Following a telephone message in an African dialect, 50-year-old Diane calls for the services of a young Gabonese prostitute for a special occasion....

When a farm goes aflame

Synopsis A filmmaker completes his debut film: A reflection on his parents assumed monogamous long-distance marriage as well as his own Nigerian background and identity. He...

The letter

Synopsis Karisa’s Grandma, Margaret, is a respected elder of her church, and spends her days cultivating her fields to feed her family. Karisa's uncles claim that Grandma is...

On the Fence

Synopsis When her mother had a bad dream, Nesrine travelled from Cairo to Tima, her home town in Upper Egypt in an attempt to save their old house. The filmmaker takes on a...