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Les deux visages d’une femme Bamiléké
An exploratory documentary by a daughter about her mother in Cameroon. Mama Bamiléké tells daughter Rosine Mbakam about arranged maPublished on: -
Black Girl
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,…Published on: -
Permanent Green Light
In Northern France, a young man is obsessed with the idea of making himself explode in public. He’s not suicidal. He’s not driven by ideology.…Published on: -
La Mazda jaune et sa sainteté
A conceptual experiment on what it means to start a film with a black image, develops into a subtle personal story about the filmmaker.Published on: -
Les garçons sauvages
In the early 1900s, five spoiled boys commit a violent crime. As punishment, they’re sent on a high sea cruise with a tough captain and…Published on: -
Au-delà de l’un
Is it possible to be together and still be true to yourself? This elegant essay, shot on misty 16mm film, takes us through Europe and…Published on: -
Santos #2, Work in Progress
Spiritual director Oliver Laxe (Mimosas) once again appears in front of the camera. In this debut long documentary by Anton Corbal, we see Laxe workinPublished on: -
Jusqu’à la garde
This is as bad as it gets when divorced parents fight for custody of their son – a heartrending role by young Thomas Gioria. Making…Published on: -
SenCinema
A documentary about the history of the once-rich film culture of Senegal, how this suddenly collapsed and how some people are not prepared to leave…Published on: -
’77 No Commercial Use
The maker, born in 1977, made this montage film about his endlessly fascinating year of birth. In Italy the streets were full of groups protesting,…Published on: