Multifaceted contemporary African and African-diaspora cinema with special focus on the history of the Pan-African movement as captured in film.
Films in ‘Pan-African Cinema Today (PACT)’
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Tuko Macho
Jim Chuchu IFFR 2018 60′A high-tech underground gang takes the law into its own hands in crime-ridden Nairobi. The gang tails criminals, collects evidence, then kidnaps them. In captivity they are interrogated and sentenced by the world’s largest public tribunal: social media. A confronting, interactive film experience.
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Stories of Our Lives
Jim Chuchu IFFR 2018 60′Stories of love that can only be lived and shared in secret. Anyone identifying as LGBTQI in Kenya risks a heavy penalty – possibly even a death sentence. This Kenyan collective shows the lack of understanding, pain and violence, but also the tensions, lust and hilariously embarrassing moments. Stories shared by many, worldwide.
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I Believe in Pink
Victoria Thomas IFFR 2018 5′In a crowded market on the Lagos mainland, John makes men beautiful by tattooing their lips.
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Tribute to Malcolm X
Madeline Anderson IFFR 2018 15′A commemoration of the four-year anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X.