Signals - Where Is Africa
Overzicht van films
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FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argent
Moustapha Alassane | 75' | Burkina Faso | None
Ali is the image of modern Africa. Riding his motorbike, he returns happily from a football match but a nasty surprise awaits him at his… -
A guerra do Ku-Duro
Henrique Narciso ‘Dito’ | 90' | Angola | World premiere
An action film the way they can only get made in Angola. It’s set in a slum district and all the inhabitants take part. The… -
Gugu & Andile
Minky Schlesinger | 98' | South Africa | European premiere
In the South African townships of the early nineties, the relationship between a Zulu girl, Gugu, and a Xhosa boy, Andile, challenges tribal and socia -
A History of Independence
Daouda Coulibaly | 21' | France | None
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… -
I Am Tired
Maria Sarungi Tsehai | 13' | Tanzania | None
Short study about power and sex. A professor uses his position and persuasion when he is accused of abusing a girl. -
I Love You
Rogerio Manjate | 3' | Mozambique | None
Young Madda is in love with his beautiful neighbour Josefine, a prostitute. He finds a unique way of expressing his feelings to her. -
Ink
Tukei Peter Muhumuza | 25' | Uganda | International premiere
This silent film restricts itself to the inner world of a ten-year-old girl who creates another reality using paper silhouettes. -
Jakarta
Aissata Dao, Hama Goro | 7' | Mali | International premiere
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… -
Jesus and the Giant
Akin Omotoso | 12' | South Africa | None
In Johannesburg, Jesus is a woman with special powers she herself doesn’t understand. Jesus has to choose whether to stay and nurse the beaten-up Mary -
Kaka yo
Sébastien Kamba | 28' | Congo-Brazzaville | None
The first film from the Congo is the first love story in African cinema. He wants to put her love to the test, and a… -
Karim
Momar Thiam | 69' | Senegal | None
About the amorous adventures of Karim, a young Senegalese Muslim torn between the duties of traditional society and the temptations of the West. -
Khartoum 1960
Gadalla Gubara | 24' | Sudan | None
Gubara captured an historic picture of Khartoum, revealing it to have a liveliness that has completely vanished today.