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LES MIENNES
Samira El Mouzghiba, Morocco, 2024 SYNOPSIS As the youngest of five sisters, I know I have inherited a painful part of their story. In response to a tragic event that was kept silent, a sisterhood was formed—one that excluded my mother. Since then, between us, we...
CENT DOUZE
CENT DOUZEJoël M’Maka, Togo, 2024 SYNOPSIS1934, the arrival of the first train. I stood majestically at the heart of Togo, in a place that would later become Blitta—a cosmopolitan city that was built around me. I brought prosperity, a golden era that sparked envy…...
CATCHER
CATCHERDerhwa Kasunzu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 2024 SYNOPSISIn Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a fallen wrestling star and his fellow fighters struggle to organize a grand event in honor of their late mentor, a forgotten former world...
ISANO
Sangwa Deus Dedit, RWANDA SynopsisKAMALIZA, is a nurse works in the military hospital at Kanombe. She is tasked with monitoring apatient who has been in a coma for 5 years. When James, the patient started to recover, she continuesto take care of him at his home. Is...
SITABAOMBA, CHEZ LES ZEBUS FRANCOPHONES
Nantenaina LOVA, Madagascar, 2023 SYNOPSIS Ly is one of the last farmer orators in Madagascar's capital. His life was turned upside down in 2016 when long-armed speculators began coveting the land he farms. Like an egg arguing with a pebble, Ly and his farmer friends...
PIRINHA
Natasha Craveiro, Cap Vert, 2024 SYNOPSIS Pirinha is a young woman's journey through the recesses of her subconscious in search of herself and coming to terms with her past. On her journey, she encounters the so-called 'evil' creatures from Cape Verdean folklore that...
DISCO AFRIKA
Luck RAZANAJAONA, Madagascar, 2024 SYNOPSIS Madagascar, nowadays. Twenty-year-old Kwame, who struggles to make a living in the clandestine sapphire mines, is taken back to his hometown by an unexpected turn of events. As he reunites with his mother and old friends, he...
VESTIGES DU PASSE, SUR LES TRACES DU GOUVERNEUR FAIDHERBE
Fara KONATÉ, Sénégal September 2017. A violent wind toppled the statue of General Louis Léon Faidherbe, which had stood for 130 years at the heart of Saint-Louis, Senegal. The youth of the 21st century, who denounce symbols of colonialism, celebrated with joy. As the...
NZONZING
Moimi WEZAM, Congo Six days out of seven, Lordi, Andria, Hénoch, and Tychique dress up to perform comedy sketches for customers at the terraces of Kinshasa’s bistros. Since humor no longer pays, they turn to music and dream of organizing a popular show. Despite the...
TO DANIEL
Marwa Ali ELSHARKAWI, Egypte An old Armenian man, a saint of cinema, creates an imaginary world of distant dreams for his young director friend, so that she can return to her love of life again after a crisis of isolation and illness. They embark on a challenging,...
AU DE-LA DES ILLUSIONS
Salif KONE, Côte d'Ivoire William and Jack, two childhood friends from humble backgrounds, dream of escaping their everyday lives. Their fate takes a dramatic turn when William stumbles upon a bag of drugs, dragging them into the criminal underworld under the...
SHADES OF US
Twamsan DANAAN, Nigeria What is takes to redeem any person whom has lost it all including their affinity for life its self is explored in the shades that exists in every one of us through the ability to create newness in this identity driven African psychological and...
DJELIYA, MEMORY DU MANDINGUE
Boubacar SANGARÉ,Burkina Faso Sékou Timité has one ambition: to follow in the footsteps of a father he never knew and become a Djeli, a griot—one of the guardians of oral memory in West Africa. As the only member of his family interested in the fading art of the...
BROKEN DRUMS
Marcelin BOSSOU Arnold SETOHOU, TOGO Manu, a 15-year-old girl, discovers her family’s history of slavery and the curse that comes with it. Guided by an EGUNGUN (Spirit of the Ancestors), Manu embarks on a journey to redeem her family through percussion.
SERR VICTORIA
Synopsis Adam (27) accidentally drops his wife’s thong onto the balcony of his neighbor, Bassem (45). When Adam tries to explain, Bassem ignores him and slams the door in his face. Desperate to retrieve the thong, Adam attempts but fails. Convinced that Bassem has...
The Oath of Boukary
Synopsis In a small village in West Africa during the colonial period, Boukary and Minata, young lovers, experience a deep passion. They plan to marry at the end of the harvest. However, their project is abruptly compromised by the announcement of the arrival of...
MADI
Synopsis Madi, a competent and principled executive, has just been appointed as the National Director of Transport. His family and friends are overjoyed, showering him with congratulations. However, his excitement quickly fades. He soon finds himself under immense...
INSTINCT VIRTUEL
SYNOPSYSFatim, a wayward 16-year-old teenager, lives with her aunt in Conarky. She aspires to fame on social media in order to live in luxury. To achieve her goal, she exploits her charm to gain more Followers on her social pages and organizes meetings with men to...
IMIHANDA
Azam NDAHIRO, Rwanda, [Year] SYNOPSIS The story follows a neighborhood in the city where tension builds between a teenage boy involved in drug dealing among his friends and the security forces who tirelessly search for him day and night to put an end to this illegal...
EBU
SYNOPSISPERDITA, (11) , a very rude young girl who has lived in the city all her life visits her grandma at the village with her mom for the first time. She is unable to adapt to the life at the village mainly due to her inability to communicate in her native...