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KATANGA – THE DANCE OF SCORPIONS
Dani KOUYATE, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISAfter a failed plot against his crown, King Pazouknaam appoints his cousin Katanga as the head of the army. Aware of the heavy responsibility, Katanga consults a soothsayer for guidance in fulfilling his mission. The...
HANAMI
Denise Fernandes, Cap Vert, 2024 SYNOPSIS On a remote volcanic island from which everyone wants to leave, Nana learns to stay. Her mother Nia, who suffers from a mysterious illness, left shortly after her birth. When Nana comes down with a high fever, she is sent to...
DIYA
ADOUMBAYE RONAIMOU Achille, Chad, 2024 £SYNOPSISDane, a driver for an NGO, sees his life turned upside down the day he accidentally runs over a schoolboy. From prison to dismissal, from debt to the collapse of his household, from guilt to rebellion, this accident will...
FORGETTING KILLS TWICE
Pierre Michel Jean, Haiti, 2023 SYNOPSISIn 1937, Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo ordered the massacre of over 20,000 Haitian immigrants living in his territory. Haitian director Daphné Ménard brings together actors from Haiti and the Dominican Republic to...
THE EYES OF MABIL
Khadidiatou Sow, Senegal, 2023 SYNOPSISThis is the story of Mabil, a passionate contemporary dancer. His passion sometimes leads him to imagine himself dancing in the middle of the street. As he prepares to organize a dance performance on the evening of Tajaabone, his...
THE DIVORCES OF CASABLANCA
Mohammed Ahed BENSOUDA, Morocco, 2023 SYNOPSISAzzam, a surgeon, spies on his ex-wife Leïla. His goal is to find a reason to win custody of his daughter. Hafida, the headmistress of a private school, is the second divorcée. She is involved in a romance with a younger...
KLEMA
KLEMABoubacar Gakou Touré, Mali, 2023 SYNOPSISIn the Office du Niger region, the agricultural exploitation system leaves little room for livestock farming. The prioritization of agriculture has led to violent and deadly clashes between two communities. Gakou Touré, a...
LEGACY THE DECOLONIZED HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Tara Erica Moore, Afrique du Sud, 2024 SYNOPSIS An unprecedented access, the grandson of the “Architect of Apartheid” takes a searingly honest look into his ancestral legacy, exposing universal truths on inequality. BIOFILMOGRAPHY TARA ERICA MOORE DIRECTOR - WRITER...
HARRAGA-THOSE WHO BURN THEIR LIVES
BENJAMIN ROST & HICHAM BOURAIS, Maroc, 2023. SYNOPSIS : The Moroccan boys Imad (15), Nourdine (17), Walid (18), Hamza (17) and Aziz (20) live in a cave under the lighthouse in Melilla. Every night they break into the harbour trying to climb onto the ships...
Garibou
Seydou Cissé, Mali, 2023SYNOPSISIn the marketplace of a Malian village, Baillo, a young “Garibou,” begs daily on behalf of the moualim. In the evening, the moualim instills terror among the students of his Quranic school. To escape this tyranny, Baillo retreats into...
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL
Matthew Leutwyler, Congo , 2023 SYNOPSIS FIGHT LIKE A GIRL A young Congolese woman forced to work in an illegal mineral mine, escapes her captors and finds a new life for herself after joining a renowned all-women boxing club in the border city of Goma....
EAT BITTER (SUFFER IN SILENCE)
Pascale APPORA-GNEKINDY & Ning Yin Sun, USA/Central African Republic/China, 2023 SYNOPSISLuan, a Chinese construction foreman, must complete the building of a new bank in Bangui, Central African Republic, set to be inaugurated by the president. Meanwhile, Thomas...
Un Duo radical
Onyeka Igwe, Angleterre, 2023 SYNOPSIS 1947 London was a hub of radical anti-colonial activity. International intellectuals, artists, and activists like Funimilayo Ransome-Kuti, Sylvia Wynter, C. L.R. James, Kwame Nkrumah, and George Padmore were all in London at the...
2002, BATTLE AGAINST OBLIVION
2002, BATTLE AGAINST OBLIVIONAbdoul Aziz BASSE, Senegal, 2024 SYNOPSISMemory proves that the past is not a lost time but coexists with the present. All it takes is an object, a photograph, a scent, a landscape, or a person for these two timelines to intersect for a...
BANEL AND ADAMA
Ramata Toulaye SY, Senegal, 2023 SYNOPSISBanel and Adama are in love. They live in a remote village in northern Senegal. Their world is defined only by their love; outside of it, nothing else exists. However, the absolute love that binds them soon clashes with the...
AMAKKI
Célia Boussebaa, Ethiopia, 2024 SYNOPSISNestled in the hills of Sidama, where coffee is cultivated, Amakki unfolds an enchanting story. The lives of two women and two children intertwine and diverge, creating a poetic mosaic of femininity. Each chapter breathes...
When will Africa come ?
David-Pierre FILA, Congo Brazzaville, 2024 SYNOPSISThe inhabitants of the forests beat their drums to preserve their songs. Those in the city shout “Progress!” Others rush to seize the earth’s treasures, only to be met by new voices shouting challenges....
1964 Simityè kamoken
Rachèle MAGLOIRE, Haïti, 2023 SYNOPSISIn 1964, following the embarkation of around thirty men intent on overthrowing him, the Haitian dictator Duvalier launched a campaign of terror to deter peasants from joining the rebellion, composed of men from the Southeast...
FESPACO 2025 PRESS CONFERENCE: PREPARATION DETAILS FOR A PROMISING EDITION
The FESPACO General Delegation recently held a press conference at the Pacific Hotel on August 8, 2024, to provide an overview of the preparations for the 29th edition scheduled from February 22 to March 1, 2025. Alex Moussa SAWADOGO, the General Delegate, shared the...
FESPACO 2025: The Official Selection Unveiled
The Official Selection of the 29th edition of FESPACO is being unveiled. It highlights 235 films selected from 1,351 submissions, representing 48 countries and reflecting the richness and diversity of African and diaspora cinemas. This Friday, January 10, 2025, in...