Series of six short African films about love. The Last Picture (Farai Sevenzo, Zimbabwe): portrait photographer from the big city Harare falls in love with the young third wife of a man in the country. So Be It (Joseph Gai Ramaka, Senegal): a woman loves a man, but this stranger becomes engrossed in his work in a hospital. The White and the Black (Abderrahmane Sissako, Tunisia): two men who have shared a love for chess since their youth are driven apart by two women. Mamlambo (Zola Maseko, South Africa): magic story about the love between a black street boy and a Chinese girl who is forced into prostitution. The Look of the Stars (Ribeiro, Mozambique): a boy fleeing finds shelter with his uncle and becomes involved in the conflict between his ex-wife and her new alcoholic husband. The Homecoming (Milly Jafta, Namibia): after an absence lasting years, a woman finds out on her return that her sister has taken her place in the family.
- Director
- Abderrahmane Sissako
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- South Africa
- Year
- 1997
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 1997
- Length
- 26'
- Language
- Arabic
- Producer
- Catalyst Films
- Sales
- Catalyst Films
- Screenplay
- João Ribeiro
- Editor
- Orlando Mesquita