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“L’Homme-Vertige” by Malaury Éloi Paisley Wins Documentary Golden Stallion of Yennenga at FESPACO 2025
At the 29th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), held from February 22 to March 1, 2025, Guadeloupean filmmaker Malaury Éloi Paisley was awarded the Golden Stallion of Yennenga in the documentary feature category for her...
Dani Kouyaté Honored with Golden Stallion of Yennenga at 29th FESPACO
On March 1, 2025, Burkinabè filmmaker Dani Kouyaté was awarded the prestigious Étalon d’or de Yennenga (Golden Stallion of Yennenga) at the 29th Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). His film, Katanga, la danse des scorpions, captivated...
ORIGEN
Chile - Brazil / 2024 / EMILIA SANCHEZOrigen est un voyage narratif, interactif et poétique dans la forêt amazonienne. Au cours de notre voyage, des interactions à la première personne tissent la tapisserie de rencontres et d'enseignements et de transcendance....
DAKAR FÀAN CLUB
Senegal | 2023 | 4 x 5 min | 360° SeriesProduction: Institut Français - Dakar A series of four immersive episodes offering exclusive visits to the studios of four artists in Dakar. Dive into their creative worlds, discover their artworks, stories, and dreams....
NDOKETTE
Selim HarbiSenegal – Guinea | 2023 | 20 minProduction: Institut Français - Dakar The N’dokette Workshop is an artist collective (Safi Niang, Souleymane Bachir Diaw, and Ibrahima Ndome) whose transdisciplinary approach lies at the crossroads of photography, textiles,...
Dreaming of Lebanon
Cynthia Sawma, Martin WaehlischLebanon | 2023 | 21 min | VR DocumentaryProduction: United Nations Dreaming of Lebanon is an interactive VR documentary that offers an immersive experience into the lives of young Lebanese and their hopes for the future. Meet Rafik,...
El Beat
Irene Lema, Sergio BrombergColombia | 2023 | 10 min | VR Documentary The Beat VR is a journey from the Senegalese coast to the territory of Palenque, Colombia, following the route of Africans who were enslaved during the tragic colonial period. This immersive...
THE SOIL OF NAMIB
Christian ZipfelNamibia – Germany | 2023 | 3 x 9 min | VR DocumentProduction – Time Prints / Alina Schäfers Amid the barren lands of Namibia, on the former German colonial soil, dangerous and unsecured tunnels lead deep into a monolithic mountain. Major, Esmeralda,...
Ton mari c’est ton DIEU
Charles Ornel, Guninée SYNOPSIS KONY, a 30-year-old Sousou woman, discovers the sexual abuse committed by her husband on their only daughter KOUTA, aged 10. Torn between anger and family pressure, NKONY hesitates to denounce her husband, at the risk of tarnishing the...
You Hide Me
Nii Kwate Owoo, Ghana, 1970 SYNOPSIS: In 1970, young Ghanaian filmmaker Nii Kwate Owoo was granted access to film for a day inside the storage rooms of the British Museum in London, where tens of thousands of ancient African artworks were hidden from public view....
Yiri Kan, The Voice of Wood
Issiaka Konaté, Burkina Faso, 1989 SYNOPSIS: Mahama Konaté, a great Burkinabè musician, introduces his son to traditional culture and music by teaching him how to play the balafon. This film explores the socio-cultural significance of the balafon, a traditional...
Vieyra le précurseur
Stéphane Vieyra et Dom Fred, sénégal/France, 2025
A Nation is Born
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Senegal, 1961 SYNOPSIS The journey of Senegal from colonization to national sovereignty, depicted in an allegorical manner. This film was made at the dawn of Senegal’s independence. BIOFILMOGRAPHY Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (1925-1987) was a...
O Regresso de Amilcar Cabral
Djalma Fettermann/Flora Gomes/ Jose Bolama/ Josefina Crato/ Sana Na N'Hada, Guiné Bissau, 1976 SYNOPSIS The first production by Guinean film-makers after the liberation from Portuguese colonialism in 1974, O Regresso de Amílcar Cabral documents the transferral of the...
LES ACTUALITES TCHADIENNE
Divers, Tchad, 1960
MORTU NEGA
Flora Gomes, Guinea-Bissau, 1988 SYNOPSIS: During Guinea-Bissau’s War of National Liberation in the 1970s, Diminga joins her husband Sako in the bush, where he fights against the Portuguese colonial army. A few years later, independence is achieved, peace has...
Les actualités sénégalaises
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Senegal, 1966 BIOFILMOGRAPHY: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (1925-1987) was a Senegalese filmmaker of Beninese origin and a historian of African cinema. He was the first Black African to be admitted to IDHEC (Institut des Hautes Études...
L’ENVERS DU DÉCOR
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Senegal, 1981 SYNOPSIS: A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Ousmane Sembène, one of the greatest filmmakers of Black Africa, through the making of his 1979 film Ceddo. L’Envers du décor offers an intimate perspective on Sembène’s creative...
Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Senegal, 1971 BIOFILMOGRAPHY Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (1925-1987) was a Senegalese filmmaker of Beninese origin and a historian of African cinema. He was the first Black African to be admitted to IDHEC (Institut des Hautes Études...
LAMB
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Senegal, 1963 SYNOPSIS: Lamb, the traditional wrestling style of Senegal, resembles Greco-Roman wrestling and is one of the country’s most celebrated national sports. Governed by strict and unique rules, wrestlers train rigorously on the beach...