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CISSE Mariama, Guinée, 2024 SYNOPSIS Maadjou, a young man in his thirties, struggles with mental illness, family abandonment, and society’s disdain. Every day is a battle for his survival. BIOFILMOGRAPHIE Mariama CISSE is a Guinean filmmaker dedicated to addressing...
GNF 198000
Mamadou Korka CAMARA, Guinée, Année SYNOPSIS ALAMAKO, an unemployed painter, struggles with the high cost of living, accumulating unpaid rent. Though people admire his creativity, he is unable to sell his artwork on the market. Fascinated by migration, he recalls a...
Baddjo an on
Baldé Alhassane, Guinée, 2024 SYNOPSIS Aissatou, a 9-year-old girl, loses her mother in a tragic road accident that also leaves her father blind. Left alone with him, she dreams of going to school but is forced to help him beg on the streets for survival....
The Vanishing (L’effacement)
Karim MOUSSAOUI, Algeria, 2024 SYNOPSIS Réda lives with his parents in an upscale neighborhood of Algiers. He holds a position in the country’s largest oil company, which is run by his cold and authoritarian father. Beneath this outward success, Réda conceals a...
The Widow (La Veuve)
Fousseny MAIGA, Mali, 2023 SYNOPSIS Ishaq TRAORE founded TRAORE CONSTRUCTION, a family-owned construction company specializing in the supply of building materials and the execution of major infrastructure projects across Mali. His success has made the TRAORE family...
MANMZEL NEW YORK
Mariette MONPIERRE, Guadeloupe, 2024 SYNOPSIS Everything was meticulously planned for the wedding of Iza 971, a 22-year-old Guadeloupean influencer. But just as she is about to say “yes,” a heated altercation erupts on the church steps between her and Steve, her...
WHO DO I BELONG
Meryam Joobeur, Tuinisie, 2024 SYNOPSIS Aicha lives in the isolated north of Tunisia with her husband and youngest son. The family lives in anguish after the departure of the eldest sons Mehdi and Amine to the violent embrace of war. When Mehdi unexpectedly returns...
MIKOKO
Angela Aquereburu Rabatel, Togo, 2024 SYNOPSIS Déla Otimi, a market vendor at Mikoko, constantly complains to her husband, Apollinaire, the Mayor of the Commune, about the severe water infiltration problems affecting the market during the rainy season. He reassures...
Half Heaven
Enah Johnscott, Cameroon, 2023 SYNOPSIS Kizito, a selfish and legalistic preacher, is sent on a one-month journey to Mboko, a feared and atheist ghetto, to validate his eligibility for ordination. During his stay, he is saved and assisted by Bisona, an infamous...
BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS
Mohamed Ben Attia, Tunisia, 2023 SYNOPSIS Rafik, an ordinary-looking man, seemed to have everything in life. That was until he was sentenced to four years in prison for an unexplained outburst of madness that left those around him bewildered. Upon his release, he...
LE PERE PROBABLEMENT
Tayib Tolba et Sidi Mohamed Tolba, Mauritanie, 2024 SYNOPSIS We don't know much about our girl. We don't even know her name. She is involved in an accident that is not confirmed by witnesses, therefore her parents, especially the father, deal with the situation in a...
L’AUDITION
Kayaba Anaïs Irma KERE, Burkina Faso, 2024 Synopsis Deborah, a young autistic woman with a passion for music, harbors the dream of later becoming a great singer. In order to achieve his goal, he must overcome his fears of being confronted with the outside world which...
Les Murmures
Kivu Ruhorahoza, Rwanda, 2024 SYNOPSIS The inner turmoil of an imprisoned man. This film immerses the audience in the emotional and psychological states of a prisoner. Through dance, he attempts to transform his surrounding reality as he awaits his release and...
FATOW / THE MADMEN
Fousseyni MAIGA, Mali, 2024 SYNOPSIS Culture is, by essence, the alpha and omega of all development. It serves as the foundation for identity formation and social advocacy. For a society, culture is as vital as the heart to the human body. The director’s goal is to...
ABO ZAABAL 89
Bassam Mortada, Egypte, 2024 SYNOPSIS Bassam Mortada was five years old when he first visited father Mahmoud in the notorious Abo Zaabal prison. With the police raid still fresh in his mind, his experience was dominated by incomprehension. But in the years that...
NI CHAINES NI MAITRES
Simon MOUTAÏROU, Benin, 2024 SYNOPSIS The island of Mauritius is under French rule. Massamba and Mati, enslaved on Eugène Larcenet’s plantation, live in constant fear. Massamba dreams of securing his daughter’s freedom, while Mati longs to escape the green hell of the...
L’Histoire de Souleymane
Boris Lojkine, France, 2024 SYNOPSIS As he cycles through the streets of Paris delivering food, Souleymane rehearses his story. In two days, he must face his asylum interview, the crucial step to obtaining legal residency. But Souleymane is not ready. BIOFILMOGRAPHY...
Dans la peau
Pascal Tessaud, France, 2024 SYNOPSIS Returning to the northern districts of Marseille, Kaleem takes a job in construction. He reconnects with his best friend Rachad, who wants to hire him as a manager in his new sports center. While training intensively in Krump,...
DINGAM
Richade GAMI ASTOIGUETchad, 2024 SYNOPSIS DINGAM, a 12-year-old deaf-mute boy living in Doba, Chad, possesses a unique gift: the ability to draw and predict the future. His father, NGAR, secures a job at a Russian company, but this opportunity triggers a dark cycle of...
THE THIRD GÉLÉ
John Oluwole ADEKOJE, Nigeria SYNOPSIS During a thrilling journey across the vibrant landscapes of Africa, The Third Gélé follows an extraordinary league of Pan-African women, the AJUMOSE, whose mission is to find their third crown. Led by IYA, a 400-year-old Yoruba...