PARTNERS
CLAUDE
NARCISSE WANDJI; CAMEROUNSYNOPSISMother and widow, Claude is a hairdresser in Yaoundé and lives alone with Petho, her 12-year-old son. One morning, she could no longer find the five hundred thousand francs offered by her tontine for the little hairdressing salon she...
A WOMAN AT KOSYAM / UNE FEMME À KOSYAM
Serge Armel SAWADOGO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISIn one of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso, Suzanne, a discreet 50-year-old businesswoman, has just been elected as the first female president of the nation. Shortly after the elections, a massive oil...
WHITE GOLD / OR BLANC
Johanna BOYER-DILOLO & Clément BOYER-DILOLO, Côte d’Ivoire, 2023 SYNOPSISOr Blanc is an Ivorian television series set in Man, a city in western Côte d’Ivoire. The town is shaken by the disappearance of a young boy, followed by a series of ritual murders. A police...
NIABLA
Alex OGOU, Côte d’Ivoire, 2023 SYNOPSISAfter losing the last member of her family, SIA, a 28-year-old Franco-Ivorian, is contacted by ADJOUA, a woman from Abidjan claiming to be her half-sister. For 20 years, Sia believed she was dead. Shocked by the revelation, she...
MONKAN
MONKANNarcisse WANDJI, Cameroon, 2024 SYNOPSISMonkam is an exemplary pastor whose only son, a promising football player, collapses during a match. Diagnosed with a serious heart condition, he urgently needs a transplant, but the operation is far too expensive for...
THE RUNNERS AND THE WHISTLERS
Nadine Otsobogo, Gabon, 2024 SYNOPSISIn Libreville, a high-security bank equipped with electronic surveillance is robbed. The aftermath: eight security guards dead and an empty vault. Strangely, the surveillance cameras recorded nothing. Fearing the case could turn...
TIMPI TAMPA
Adama Bineta SOW, Sénégal, 2024 SYNOPSIS Khalilou, a young student who, after his mother contracts cancer linked to depigmentation, decides to denounce dangerous beauty standards. To do this, he disguises himself as Leila and participates in the "Miss Students"...
Charles Ornel – “You Will Hate to Love Me”
Kismath Baguiri, Côte d’Ivoire, 2024 BIOFILMOGRAPHYOriginally from Benin, Kismath Baguiri was born on April 30, 1994. Her film Suru won the “Audience Award” at the “Vues d’Afrique” Festival in April 2020 in Montreal, Canada. This 26-minute short film focuses on the...
AFTER THE LONG RAINS
Damien Hauser, Suisse, 2023 SYNOPSIS Ten year old Aisha is given a school assignment to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. She soon realizes that everyone is taking over their parents‘ businesses and professions, but she has bigger dreams. She wants to...
THE STATUES ALSO LIVE
Romain Fianu, France, 2023 SYNOPSISWhat if African statues in French museums could speak? What if middle school students from Seine-Saint-Denis, with African immigrant backgrounds, voiced their thoughts on the restitution of African heritage to Africa?...
Le Génie
Enricka M.H, Martinique, 2024 SYNOPSIS English: Adam and Lina are brother and sister, but they fight like cats and dogs. One day, Lina purposely escapes her older brother's supervision. He goes looking for her in the city and finds her with a strange man named Seydou,...
LA KREME
Magaye GAYE, Mamadou Lmaine DIOP, Mariama Lindor DIOP, Elwis FATON, Mame Faty DIOP, Sénégal, 2024 SYNOPSISSamba, an 8-year-old boy, lives on the streets of Dakar, surviving through small thefts and odd jobs. One day, he becomes fascinated by ice cream, something he...
BROTHER AND SISTER
Sèkamè TCHAOU, Benin, 2024 SYNOPSIS Cocou and Fifame, a brother and sister living in the countryside, survive on their harvests. One day, while attempting to steal from a farmer, they discover his wounded and dying body. Cocou suggests taking him to a nearby village...
THE TOTEM
Claver YAMEOGO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISIt is the rainy season in the savanna. Bouky decides to build a bamboo hut and seeks help from Panga, the squirrel. Near the river, incredible bamboo plants have grown, bringing greenery back to part of the steppe. On their...
THE ADVENTURES OF KADY AND DJUDJU
THE ADVENTURES OF KADY AND DJUDJUYancouba DIEME, Senegal, 2024 SYNOPSISKady and Djudju are siblings living in the suburbs of Dakar. One day, on their way back from school, they encounter Latsouk, a mysterious dwarf with great powers who will change their lives...
BEAUTY AND THE SNAKE / LA BELLE ET LE SERPENT
QUENUM AHISSI MIRYAM AKISSI O., Côte d’Ivoire, 2024 SYNOPSISIn a distant village, Akassi, a demanding young girl, marries a perfect man with no scars, unaware that he is actually a serpent spirit. Trapped in a cave after their wedding, she sings for help. Thanks to a...
IN TRANSIT
Samule Tomisin ADERUKU, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS "In Transit" follows my journey from Nigeria to Burkina Faso as an aspiring filmmaker, where I connect with Saada Sincere, a local footballer, and other migrants like Ndiaga, a Senegalese actor, and Mr. Oke, a Yoruba...
HAIR LOVER
Babacar NIANG, Sénégal, [Année] SYNOPSISFanta, Seynabou, Halima, and Jamila are four women connected by blood and friendship. Despite their different life paths, they regularly meet at Fanta’s hair salon, where they share the ups and downs of life—fights, arguments,...
DEBBO
Abdoulahad WONE, Sénégal, [Année] SYNOPSISAfter years of absence, Dr. Zia Baldé returns to Senegal, deeply affected by the tragic loss of her sister Kalsoum, a victim of domestic violence. To give her life new meaning, she opens a support center for abused women....
CICATRICES
Anurin Nwunembom, Cameroun, 2024 SYNOPSISThe pain of the ritual of female genital mutilation drives a young girl to flee her village. Her escape enrages Bakosso, the village chief, who seeks to punish her, but her mother fiercely opposes him. This confrontation...