You can’t win whatever you say or do when you are standing in front of petty power with a chip on its shoulder. When Nadou heads to the police station to report a lost ID card a routine task spirals into an unexpected ordeal thanks to an eccentric police officer behind the desk. Ridiculous, beyond […]
Six young women are arrested and imprisoned for taking part in anti-government protests in the revolution of 2018. We see them together in their prison cell and hear their stories. They are united in solidarity for their cause and support one another tenderly as they wait for the outcome of their supposed crimes. A beautiful […]
Chikha refers to the women who sing and dance in the Aita tradition, a Moroccan poetic and musical art form which is performed at weddings and circumcisions. It is vibrant and expressive, using the body and voice to dramatic effect, which has led to the stigmatisation of Chikhas as prostitutes in certain circles. It has […]
This film is inspired by Congolese boxing legend Balezi “Kibomango” Bagunda’s all female boxing-team that he created as an antidote to the sexual violence and endemic poverty that too-many women in his country endure. A young Congolese woman forced to work in an illegal mineral mine escapes her captors and finds a new life for […]
A film about pain, humiliation, determination and discovery. Their lives come together through a random series of events. Physical defect at birth, events through acts of kindness, jealousy, attraction, and a premeditated accident. She loves to dance and is poised to enroll into a dance competition that could change her life. He hates dancing due […]
Screenings/Awards: Best NARRATIVE FEATURE (World) and BEST FEMAL DIRECTOR, NARRATIVE FEATURE at NY Film Festival 2023, Second best price at FESPACO 2023, Berlinale 2023, Cannes 2023, Toronto International Film Festival 2023, NY Film Festival This is an amazing film from Apolline Traore, who is, no doubt one of the best filmmakers from the Continent at the […]
Screenings/Awards: FESPACO 2023 Fatima, a young girl of 12 is taken from her mother by armed rebels during a normal day at the market. We see Fatima being subjected to funeral rites by older women(strangers) in preparation to accomplish the work of God. Fatima , this randomly chosen “envoy of God “ is dropped off […]
From multi-awarding-winning director Orire Nwani Moji comes the story of Moji, a mother who has lost her son Yemi in a tragic accident years ago. The story opens showing a mother still grieving the loss of her son but trying her best to continue with daily life. One night, her estranged sister Mosunmola, appears at […]
Awards/Screening: NYALI CINEMAX MOMBASA Oscars 2023, ANGA CINEMAS NAIROBI Oscars 2023 Corrupt leadership plunges a community into poverty. Against her grandmother’s advice, Mvera pursues her quest for a better life, echoing her mother’s journey to America. Mvera, yearning to escape and find her missing mother, seizes an opportunity offered by Thabiti’s company, only to discover […]
Awards/Screening: Indo French International Film Festival, Chicago International Indie Film Festival, Life Art Festival Los Angeles, Stockholm City Film Festival, Greece International Film Festival, Girona Sun Film Fest, Canada Vues d’Afrique Montréal, Built around the iconic Mauritian stamp, The Blue Penny is a thriller with complex characters. Dating from the 19th century, the ‘Blue Penny’ […]
Mawbe, a disabled mechanic in a wheelchair, teaches the trade to his four young mechanic apprentices, and they form a close bond. One day, an accident to Mawbe challenges them to find extra solidarity and ingenuity to help him. […]
A teacher in the mountains tries to show his children the meaning of democracy in class, while a supposedly democratic election campaign is simultaneously taking place in a nearby village. […]
