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Nuit Debout
Synopsis Darkness in the depths of working-class neighbourhoods, in the absurdity of the rubble of endless nights; night in this nocturnal wreck of physical and symbolic power cut. Resistance, left to herself like a chick without a hen, like a pot without a lid, like...
Womb Dance
Synopsis Movement starts from the womb. Dance is about bodies moving and interacting in a space. Unborn children experience freedom in the womb as they move at their pleasure, without experiencing the world as an obstacle. Through the documentary, we meet talented...
5 Etoiles/ Fifire Do
Synopsis We often talk about the dangers of crossing the desert and the Mediterranean. But what we are talking about the least is what happens once the migrants arrive at their destination. In this place called 5 Stars, Malians, Senegalese, Guineans, and others, find...
Aboula Ngando
Synopsis After a night at his mistress, Aboula Ngando returns home to find a great surprise. Biofilmographie/Biofilmography Initially a TV host, an editor and director in Democratic Republic of Congo, Marcus ONALUNDULA worked from 2010 in South Africa as Chief Editor...
About a girl
Synopsis A normal (maybe stressful) day in a young lady’s life, and how everyone she meets regardless their relationship perceives, judges her differently according to their own view and reflections, which sometimes may be totally irrelevant to her....
Amani
Synopsis In this tale, halfway between reality and fantasy, a mysterious narrator tells us the story of Amani, a young boy passionate about dance. Amani's innocence and joie de vivre open the narrator's eyes to the humanity he had never really cared about before. But...
Anonymes
Synopsis “Anonymes” tells the story of a young girl on day time, her family, her friends, her work and dreams. One discovers her world and her thoughts through the little voice in her head and her imaginary stories. Without suspecting anything, she goes through her...
Aziya
Synopsis Adil orders a prostitute for the night. When she gets in, he finds out she is black. Biofilmographie/Biofilmography Long-term journalist (30 years of career), doctor by training, poet, novelist, man of culture and cinema, progressist and activist of the...
Bablinga
Synopsis Moktar always said that when he will shut down his bar Bablinga, he will return to Burkina. This day has arrived, but he’s not really ready to leave. Despite himself, ghosts invite themselves to celebrate a last evening. Biofilmographie/Biofilmography Fabien...
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 encounters and exchanges exposes their friendship, their thoughts and hopes, but also their...
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 encounters and exchanges exposes their friendship, their thoughts and hopes, but also their...
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 mother in its pot ("the canary"). Nowadays, these stones are still one of the pillars of...
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 waste, which caused the spread of diseases. Many people left their villages; however, some...
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 TEBANDEKE is a Ugandan filmmaker, actress, dancer and visual artist. She is a graduate of the...
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 appreciated by their neighbours. But are they actually? Biofilmographie/Biofilmography Delphine...
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 period in Libya. Through these two characters, we discover the circumstances surrounding one of...
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 in Pikine in 1986, Moly KANE studied audiovisual writting, directing and art and culture...
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 clotheslines. An inscription on the wall reads: "Tabaski, who’s next?" Three characters and a...
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 where women struggle. At the risk of being ridiculed, harassed and unaccepted while...
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 remember her dreams. How is she going to help her poor grandmother win the lottery?...