PARTNERS

Licínio Januário, Brésil SYNOPSIS : Niara, an independent young woman with a troubled past, crosses paths with Akin, a young man in search of his identity. Their lives intertwine at a party, where an instant connection forms. As they grow closer, they face...

Hachimiya Ahamada, Comoros, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In December 1976, a three-day revolt erupts in the small town of Majunga, Madagascar. Ali, a widower and second-in-command in a bookbinding workshop, is raising his two teenage daughters alone. One morning, before going to...

Sam SOKO, Kenya, 2025 SYNOPSIS : Victoria is on a new journey in life. She set up a helium balloon business in Nairobi as a means of surrounding herself with joy, as well as finding security after escaping an abusive relationship. Five years later, she is...

BARO Orokiatou, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Gnine, an unhappy wife in her forties and mother of two, is informed by her doctor that her days are numbered. She decides to pursue her suppressed desires, including reconnecting with her first love. BIOFILMOGRAPHY:BARO...

Madougué Diabaté, Mali, 2024 SYNOPSIS: In a Malian village, Binta, engaged to Bakary, discreetly maintains a romantic relationship with Rama. In a place where homosexuality is severely punished, Bakary feels dishonored upon this discovery. When the two young women...

Safari SENGAIRE, Congo, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In the war-displaced persons camp in Goma, UMWARI sits on a bench, recounting her various lives across refugee camps. From BULENGO to BÂLE, she narrates an endless journey as a refugee and migrant in the world. BIOFILMOGRAPHY:Born...

Ruth Hunduma, Ethiopie, 2023 Ruth was a teenager when her mother entrusted her with a medallion engraved with a golden portrait of Nefertiti. This piece of jewelry symbolizes her mother’s unimaginable ordeal: captured by Mengistu Haile Mariam’s communist military...

Eugénie Metala, Cameroon, 2023 SYNOPSIS:An anonymous grave between those of her parents, a dilapidated cinema hall within the Ministry of Arts and Culture—these are the remaining signs of Sita Bella’s presence on earth. Yet, she was the first female journalist, the...

Demba Konaté, Senegal/France, 2023 SYNOPSIS:Daouda, a father from Senegal living in France, is preparing for a meeting between his family and that of Mariama, the fiancée of his eldest son, Malik. During the gathering, Daouda discovers that while his family belongs to...

ELI Maene, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2023 SYNOPSIS:This film narrates the resilience and resistance of the inhabitants of Goma, a city in eastern DR Congo, a region marked by war for several decades. BIOFILMOGRAPHY:Born in 1994 in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...

Yoro MBAYE, Senegal, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In his village, where bread is scarce, Ousseynou, a former fisherman and family patriarch, finds modest economic stability by selling stale bread. However, the opening of his sister-in-law’s traditional bakery is an affront to him,...

Mariame N’Diaye,Mali, 2023 SYNOPSIS:In the 1980s, Sira, a young Malian woman, leads a peaceful life in France with her husband Malick and their daughter Abi. Their daily life is conducted in Soninké, the only language Sira knows. When Abi struggles with French at...

Assia Khemici, Algérie, France, 2023 SYNOPSISThrough sound archives and contemporary images, Khamsinette delves into the memory of southern Algeria. Guided by captivating narratives, the filmmaker weaves a connection between the past and present lives in Timimoun,...

Walt Mzengi Core, Tanzanie, 2023 SYNOPSIS As a young child struggles to find their place in the village, a mythical rain bird appears and sets them on a journey to discover the secret of their strange origins and a chance to end the drought that is devastating...

Simplice Herman GNANOU, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In northern Burkina Faso, water is a very scarce commodity. The effects of human actions on the climate have led to migrations. The Oursi pond is the only water point in the vicinity. Children and animals travel...

Morad Mostafa, Egypte, 2023 SYNOPSIS Following a violent incident ; Eissa a 17 years old African migrant in Egypt is in a quest against time to save his loved ones whatever it takes BIOFILMOGRAPHY Morad, He worked in several independent films. He wrote and directed...

Ismaël COMPAORE, Burkina Faso, 2024  SYNOPSIS In a badly-lit room, Bouba of the special forces is in the middle of an interrogation with an Ansarul Islam fighter apprehended following a joint military operation carried out in the Foulsaré forest, at the border...

Samuel Suffren, Haïti, 2024 SYNOPSIS : Edouard has been living in Port-au-Prince with just his daughter Zara for five years. Since his wife left, his daughter and him have only received a cassette from her, and that was a long time ago. After years of absence,...

Mariana Jaspe, Brazil, 2023 SYNOPSIS:A woman lives her last day of freedom before her husband is released from prison. BIOFILMOGRAPHY:Mariana Jaspe is a director and screenwriter. She has directed the short films CARNE (2018) and DEIXA (2023). She is also the...

Azedine Kasri, Algérie, 2023 SYNOPSIS Meriem and Reda are two Algerian lovers, who have still not managed to exchange a kiss. This simple desire will turn into a real obstacle course. The remaining question is : are they going to make it ? BIOFILMOGRAPHY Azedine Kasri...