Pan-African Cinema Today (PACT)
Overzicht van films
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1745
Gordon Napier | 19' | United Kingdom | European premiere
Two sisters kidnapped from their home and sold into slavery attempt to retake their freedom. -
August 28th: A Day in the Life of a People
Ava DuVernay | 22' | USA | European premiere
Ava DuVernay’s short film looks at six significant events in African-American history that all occurred on that date in different years. -
Black Barbie
Comfort Arthur | 4' | Ghana | None
A young black woman bleaches her skin to conform to societal pressure. -
Black Girl
Ousmane Sembène | 59' | Senegal | None
A young Senegalese woman is ‘chosen’ as a governess by a rich French family in Dakar. When she moves to live with them in France,… -
Born
Michael Omonua | 8' | Nigeria | European premiere
A young woman feels she has no choice but to terminate her pregnancy. -
La bouche
Camilo Restrepo | 19' | France | None
A daughter was murdered. Time stands still as a father oscillates between the need for solace and his urge for revenge. A sung story. -
Brood
Michael Omonua | 5' | Nigeria | International premiere
A guy can’t get a difficult conversation out of his head. -
Café com canela
Ary Rosa, Glenda Nicácio | 102' | Brazil | International premiere
Violeta lives in a Brazilian Bahia village full of striking characters. Everyone struggles with daily life, scarred by loss and mourning, yet all -
Cook Off
Tomas L. Brickhill | 115' | Zimbabwe | International premiere
Single mother Anesu has been signed up for a cooking contest by her son and best friend. It’s anything but exotic: universal themes such as… -
Les deux visages d’une femme Bamiléké
Rosine Mbakam | 76' | Belgium | None
An exploratory documentary by a daughter about her mother in Cameroon. Mama Bamiléké tells daughter Rosine Mbakam about arranged ma -
Didn’t We Ramble On
Billy Jackson | 14' | USA | None
Documentary about the tradition of marching bands in African-American culture. -
Ellen
Daryne Joshua | 124' | South Africa | World premiere
The true story of Ellen Pakkies, a mother suffering from her adult son Abie’s addiction. In Cape Flats, a poverty-stricken, violent area in