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RESSACS, A TUAREG STORY
Intagrist el Ansari, Algeria, 2024 SYNOPSIS:RESSACS, A Tuareg Story is a film that explores the memory and identity of the Tuareg people through a filmmaker’s letter to his son. It recounts the history of the Kel Ansar, a tribe from Timbuktu, highlighting their...
THIS JUNGO LIFE
David Fedele & the Jungo of Rabat, Morocco, 2024 SYNOPSIS:THIS JUNGO LIFE explores the lives of young refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan and South Sudan who live on the streets of Morocco after fleeing violence in Libya. Unable to return home due to ongoing...
SIRENS
Sarah Malléon, Martinique, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Daniel, a widowed father, lives in the north of Martinique with his 8-year-old daughter, Soraya. A fisherman and restaurant owner, he struggles to survive in a socio-economic crisis. His daily life is turned upside down when...
THE STATUES ALSO LIVE
Romain Fianu, France, 2023 SYNOPSIS:What if the African statues in French museums started to speak? What if middle school students from Seine-Saint-Denis, with African immigrant backgrounds, shared their thoughts on the restitution of African heritage to Africa?...
The Empty Grave/ La tombe vide
Agnes Lisa Wegner et Cece Mlay, Allemagne, Tanzanie, 2024 SYNOPSIS Songea, Tanzania. John Mbano is on a mission to find the human remains of his great-grandfather, Songea Mbano, who was executed by the German colonial army. The family’s mourning has been passed...
KANAVAL
Henri Pardo, Haiti, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In the mid-1970s, Rico, a 9-year-old Haitian boy, is abruptly torn from his homeland and thrust, along with his mother Erzulie, onto a strange new planet called Canada. Since their arrival, a distance has grown between mother and son....
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Laurent PANTALEON, Réunion Island, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In Réunion Island, when buying a car, starting a new job, moving into an apartment, or simply seeking protection from bad luck, people turn to a diviner, a talisman, a shield of protection. This object, which can be as...
LATITUDE FENIX
Welket Bungué, Guinée-Bissau, 2024 SYNOPSIS On this island, the Ebony Princess, Maria Correia, is summoned by the voice of contemporary artists. Phoenix-like, she is received by the Baron of Água Izé. In this latitude, we dialogue with quilombismo and...
ZINET, ALGIERS, HAPPINESS
MOHAMMED LATRECHE, Algeria, 2023 SYNOPSIS:Apart from a few cinephiles who still revere his legacy, the name Mohammed Zinet has faded into obscurity… or almost. Yet, his gentle face and distinctive mustache seem familiar. Zinet was the Algerian worker who killed Jean...
Who is she?
Mariana Jaspe, Brésil, 2024 SYNOPSIS Coming from the outskirts of Salvador, Mayara embarks on a surprising and compelling journey through the roads of Bahia, to retrace the steps of Maria Odília Teixeira, granddaughter of a former slave, who became...
WE ARE ALL MIGRANTS
Gopalen P. CHELLAPERMAL, Mauritius, 2023 SYNOPSIS:From the arrival of my first ancestors from India in 1856 as indentured laborers in the sugarcane fields of Mauritius, to my family’s nine-month journey in 1962, and the generations of Mauritians who left in the 1960s...
Lukas
Philippe Talavera, Namibie, 2024 SYNOPSIS Lukas,11 years, witnesses the brutal murder of his mum and grand-mum by his step dad. Sent to Windhoek, he meets with Samora and his gang. His life then become intimately intertwined with the one of Samora. Spanning over 15...
Faithful Chronicles from the Last Century…
Abdenour Zahzah, Algeria, 2024 SYNOPSIS:1953, colonized Algeria. Fanon, a young Black psychiatrist, is appointed chief physician at the Blida-Joinville hospital. He implements his theories of “Institutional Psychotherapy” in opposition to the racist doctrines of the...
YIKIAN! / LEAVE!
Alidou BADINI, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Mamoud lives in the countryside with his small family and his ailing father. One day, terrorists invade the village, kill the chief and his family, and order the population to leave. Mamoud refuses to abandon his home and...
WAONGO
Augusta B. PALENFO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Piiga, a young woman in her twenties, dreams of becoming a renowned fashion designer. However, her life takes a tragic turn after a terrorist attack on her village. She loses her best friend and cannot find her mother....
VERITES DE CŒURS
Delphine YERBANGA, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS Arly, in the early hours of the morning, hooded men on large two-wheeled machines. Koumbo's family did not escape the violence. Her husband, Amédée, was shot dead in cold blood. After the attackers had left, Koumbo...
SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND FRANCS
Jean Claude Kiswendsida Ouédraogo, Burkina Faso, 2023 SYNOPSIS:René, the only son of Robert and Odile, suffers from an illness requiring surgery estimated at 75,000 FCFA. Unemployed, Robert cannot afford the cost. The family reaches out to relatives, friends, and...
MON AVENIR TON AVENIR
SAIDOU DERRA, Burkina Faso, 2023 SYNOPSIS:SAALAPO, a 42-year-old man with a disability since childhood, dropped out of school in the sixth grade. After losing his mother, he started selling aprons and newspapers but dreamed of creating art objects. He travels to...
YAND BAANGA / SHAMEFUL DISEASE
SIDIBE Sékou Oumar, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Odile, a 39-year-old woman living in Ouagadougou with her six children from different fathers, has suffered from obstetric fistula for 20 years. She learns that she can be treated for free with the support of the...
LIONNE
LIONNEKABORE Rodrigue Rakisyaoba, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Lionne tells the story of Lioncella, who has admired and cherished military attire since childhood. Determined to pursue her dream, she does everything to convince her parents and those around her of her...