Where is Africa: The West
This selection from the West presents various films with a unique approach to very sensitive matters, including films from English-speaking countries such as Ghana and Nigeria, but also from Francophone countries such as Cameroon, Senegal, and Mali.
In this combined programme
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My White Baby
This lyrical portrait of hair salons in Ghana depicts the tangled legacy of European colonialism in Africa as evoked through a series of vignettes.
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Warahutseho!
Kabéra, a Hutu, knows the full extent of the violence at home in Rwanda, which involves both their families, but does not dare to tell his friend U
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A History of Independence
A traditional tale in which a hermit living in a cave is granted three wishes: the beginning of a critical review of 50 years of African independen
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Area Boys
Lifelong friends Bode and Obi are determined to change their lives, but their plans fall apart before they have begun when a crucial last scam back
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Jakarta
After the harvest, a father and his son go to Bamako to buy a Jakarta (scooter). Arriving in Bamako, the son goes out to buy while the father waits
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Les touristes
Konate’s touristes are highly activated objects, little coloured balls which go madly rolling around town.
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Lost Persons Area
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