PARTNERS
DOUBLE ESPRIT
Lavie Rock, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 2023 SYNOPSIS Kevine, a 16-year-old girl, suffers from psychological disorders caused by the atrocities she endured during the war that took the lives of her parents and led to the loss of her virginity. BIOFILMOGRAPHY...
ENFER DU DÉCOR
Synopsis Sourou (35 years old) scolds and belittles his wife, Ashake (33 years old), after she arrives home late, despite her explanations. Later, in their bedroom, he is startled by a statuette that his mother brought from the village. Strange lights disturb them,...
DECIDE
Synopsis Habiba, a 23-year-old young woman, is trapped in a destructive cycle of heroin addiction and prostitution. After a violent altercation with a client, she ends up in the hospital, accompanied by her friend Rash. Their unusual appearance draws the attention of...
where’s the daylight
Synopsis Between the shadows of society and fleeting reflections of his own being, Zak is captive in his house, a prisoner of his own abode. He wanders, searching for an elusive gleam. Zak dances in the darkness, hoping to finally discover his own inner light.
CHUT
Synopsis JESSICA is a brilliant student in 3rd grade who is preparing to take her Bepc exam. She lives with her mother, MARIE, a flight attendant. Given MARIE's frequent travels and other occupations, she decides to send her daughter to boarding school. Alas, the...
SHATTERED
COMPAORE Abdéel, Burkina Faso, 2023 SYNOPSIS:Nathalie, a bureaucrat married to Robert, a chief accountant, struggles in a complicated relationship due to Robert’s sexual impotence, which he refuses to discuss. This issue creates tensions, especially when Nathalie...
lien d’amertume
SYNOPSIS OLIVIA, a beautiful, intelligent, and caring 25-year-old woman, was a victim of sexual assault in her younger years. She marries the love of her life, BRICE (27), but hides a painful secret—she is sterile and will never be able to give him a child. One day,...
kidnapping INC.
SYNOPSIS In Port-au-Prince, the son of a wealthy presidential candidate has just been kidnapped. The kidnappers demand a hefty ransom. Doc and Zoe, two amateur gangsters obsessed with soccer, are tasked with delivering the young man to their ruthless boss. However,...
RESSACS, A TUAREG STORY
Intagrist el Ansari, Algeria, 2024 SYNOPSIS:RESSACS, A Tuareg Story is a film that explores the memory and identity of the Tuareg people through a filmmaker’s letter to his son. It recounts the history of the Kel Ansar, a tribe from Timbuktu, highlighting their...
THIS JUNGO LIFE
David Fedele & the Jungo of Rabat, Morocco, 2024 SYNOPSIS:THIS JUNGO LIFE explores the lives of young refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan and South Sudan who live on the streets of Morocco after fleeing violence in Libya. Unable to return home due to ongoing...
SIRENS
Sarah Malléon, Martinique, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Daniel, a widowed father, lives in the north of Martinique with his 8-year-old daughter, Soraya. A fisherman and restaurant owner, he struggles to survive in a socio-economic crisis. His daily life is turned upside down when...
THE STATUES ALSO LIVE
Romain Fianu, France, 2023 SYNOPSIS:What if the African statues in French museums started to speak? What if middle school students from Seine-Saint-Denis, with African immigrant backgrounds, shared their thoughts on the restitution of African heritage to Africa?...
The Empty Grave/ La tombe vide
Agnes Lisa Wegner et Cece Mlay, Allemagne, Tanzanie, 2024 SYNOPSIS Songea, Tanzania. John Mbano is on a mission to find the human remains of his great-grandfather, Songea Mbano, who was executed by the German colonial army. The family’s mourning has been passed...
KANAVAL
Henri Pardo, Haiti, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In the mid-1970s, Rico, a 9-year-old Haitian boy, is abruptly torn from his homeland and thrust, along with his mother Erzulie, onto a strange new planet called Canada. Since their arrival, a distance has grown between mother and son....
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Laurent PANTALEON, Réunion Island, 2024 SYNOPSIS:In Réunion Island, when buying a car, starting a new job, moving into an apartment, or simply seeking protection from bad luck, people turn to a diviner, a talisman, a shield of protection. This object, which can be as...
LATITUDE FENIX
Welket Bungué, Guinée-Bissau, 2024 SYNOPSIS On this island, the Ebony Princess, Maria Correia, is summoned by the voice of contemporary artists. Phoenix-like, she is received by the Baron of Água Izé. In this latitude, we dialogue with quilombismo and...
ZINET, ALGIERS, HAPPINESS
MOHAMMED LATRECHE, Algeria, 2023 SYNOPSIS:Apart from a few cinephiles who still revere his legacy, the name Mohammed Zinet has faded into obscurity… or almost. Yet, his gentle face and distinctive mustache seem familiar. Zinet was the Algerian worker who killed Jean...
Who is she?
Mariana Jaspe, Brésil, 2024 SYNOPSIS Coming from the outskirts of Salvador, Mayara embarks on a surprising and compelling journey through the roads of Bahia, to retrace the steps of Maria Odília Teixeira, granddaughter of a former slave, who became...
WE ARE ALL MIGRANTS
Gopalen P. CHELLAPERMAL, Mauritius, 2023 SYNOPSIS:From the arrival of my first ancestors from India in 1856 as indentured laborers in the sugarcane fields of Mauritius, to my family’s nine-month journey in 1962, and the generations of Mauritians who left in the 1960s...
Lukas
Philippe Talavera, Namibie, 2024 SYNOPSIS Lukas,11 years, witnesses the brutal murder of his mum and grand-mum by his step dad. Sent to Windhoek, he meets with Samora and his gang. His life then become intimately intertwined with the one of Samora. Spanning over 15...