Raidel may be Austrian, but she has lived in Taiwan for a long time and therefore speaks Chinese. She could make direct contact with the Chinese entrepreneurs who are changing Africa so much. She spoke to the workers in the building sites and to slam poets, critical hip-hop poets.
Also in this combined programme
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Homage to the Buddha – of Africa
The Chinese don’t go to Africa just for themselves. In a Chinese Buddhist orphanage, children learn to read and write. And, of course, they l
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Lobi (hier/demain)
Humorous result of cooperation between young Congolese and Belgian artists/filmmakers. About the present and the past. Shot on 8mm film and digital
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Les Boulistes 1
In the Congo you can’t make a joke about anything, so humour has to be very clever. Episode from a series of twelve short African comedies.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Austria, Mozambique
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 45"
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
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Les Boulistes 6
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Fire Fly
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O emigrante
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