Signals - Where Is Africa
Overzicht van films
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Kokoa
Moustapha Alassane | 14' | Niger | None
Puppet animation turns Niger’s famous traditional wrestling sport into satirical mayhem. -
Maibobo
Yves Montand Niyongabo | 30' | Rwanda | World premiere
Inspired by the many stories of street children (‘maibobos’) in Rwanda, the young and committed Niyongabo made this realistic, moving but also critica -
La malle de Maka Kouli
Momar Thiam | 21' | Senegal | None
Entrusted his friends son and possessions, a guardian never mentions the treasure as the boy grows up. A dispute occurs and a local sage will… -
Les malles
Samba Félix N’diaye | 14' | Senegal | None
A team of friends recover heavy metal drums used to transport tar which, when cut and assembled, will become impressive trunks. -
Mawazo
Nina Mnaya | 13' | Tanzania | None
Short and educational story about Mawazo, a girl aged about ten. She sells food outside a school, but would prefer to go to school herself. -
Memories of a Burning Tree
Sherman Ong | 86' | Malaysia | World premiere
A film maker who makes friends quickly settles in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Because he can’t afford to pay any actors, he teaches his new… -
Moins 1
Les Boulistes | 6' | Congo-Brazzaville | International premiere
Masta misses a golden opportunity to prove his manliness. Forth part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed… -
La mort de Gandji
Moustapha Alassane | 4' | Canada | None
In this first African animation, at the court of King Toad, great monarch of an imaginary country, the courtiers are constantly scheming. -
My White Baby
Akosua Adoma Owusu | 22' | Ghana | None
This lyrical portrait of hair salons in Ghana depicts the tangled legacy of European colonialism in Africa as evoked through a series of vignettes. -
N’diongane
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra | 18' | Senegal | None
A hunter dies in a lion’s jaws and leaves a wife and two children. The elder child, now called the little husband, is the laughing… -
Nairobi Notes
Edwin | 15' | Indonesia | World premiere
The maker of Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly is also the maker of successful music videos in Indonesia. This skill comes in very useful… -
No Woman Born
Tan Chui Mui | 20' | Malaysia | World premiere
The Malaysian film maker sees the future in South Africa. Maybe she also sees the heritage of Frankenstein. Robot-like labourers work on gleaming whit