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3SAI: a Rite of Passage

3SAI: a Rite of Passage

The film documents the ritual of shaving the heads of South African army recruits, contrasted with evocative landscapes and time-lapses. Paul Emmanuel, 2008, South Africa, 14 min.
6:58 a.m.

6:58 a.m.

We follow the daily doings of a man who maintains his routine of living on the street. Except for one morning, when the clock stops at 6:58 a.m. Laza, 2008, Madagascar, 12 min.
Aqua

Aqua

Every morning, Amadou goes in search of jugs or old bottles and transforms these containers into new homes for the fish he catches. Samba Félix N'diaye, 1989, Senegal, 12 min.
Araromire

Araromire

Lives are miraculously changed with the discovery of a figurine in an abandoned shrine which according to legend bestows seven years of good luck. But what... Kunle Afolayan, 2009, Nigeria, 120 min.
Area Boys

Area Boys

Lifelong friends Bode and Obi are determined to change their lives, but their plans fall apart before they have begun when a crucial last scam backfires. Omelihu Nwanguma, 2007, Nigeria, 24 min.
Arugba

Arugba

Kelani's Yoruba world view presents the story of a king who brays against corruption while rigorously prosecuting economic reform and handily welcoming foreign... Tunde Kelani, 2008, Nigeria, 95 min.
Asylum

Asylum

Images without dialogue depict the private drama of a young woman from Darfur who has sought refuge in London. Rumbi Katedza, 2007, United Kingdom, 5 min.
bague du roi Koda, La

bague du roi Koda, La

This Djerma legend concerns a cruel king who puts the wife of one of his subjects to the test. Mustapha Alassane, 1964, Nigeria, 24 min.
Balas e pistolas

Balas e pistolas

Satirical slum neighbourhood film by a film maker trained in hip-hop videos. In Angola, many crime films set among the slums have been made in recent years.... Francisco Cafua, 2010, Angola, 78 min.
Blind Date

Blind Date

Inspired by the Baganda tribal creation myth of Kintu, the first man and woman on earth are observed during their sensual awakening. Cyril Ducotett, Shams Bhanji, 2009, Uganda, 14 min.
Body on Fire

Body on Fire

Gangster is confronted in a short story with the serious side of fate. His life as a playboy is put to the test. Maria Sarungi Tsehai, 2008, Tanzania, 13 min.
Bon voyage Sim

Bon voyage Sim

When the king of the toads returns from his triumphant trip abroad, he finds a usurper on his throne. Out with him! Mustapha Alassane, 1966, Niger, 5 min.
Borderline

Borderline

A ground-breaking film for its treatment of race and sexuality starring black American icon Paul Robeson, depicting an inter-racial love triangle in a bohemian... Kenneth MacPherson, 1930, United Kingdom, 63 min.
Business Trip, The

Business Trip, The

Small parable about arrogance and corruption. Striking female jewellery smuggler explodes into unreasonable rage. Neema Kambona, 2008, Tanzania, United Kingdom, 13 min.
BZV

BZV

Why does a serious black American film maker look for an inhabitant of Brazzaville who can water-ski on the Congo river? Just because that river is the only... Kevin Jerome Everson, 2010, Congo-Brazzaville, 32 min.
Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano)

Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano)

Musical and experimental film maker Khavn noticed that Filipino film makers are highly regarded in Cameroon - thanks to a popular Filipino soap series. He was... Khavn De La Cruz, 2010, Philippines, Cameroon, 70 min.
chasseurs d'ivoire, Les

chasseurs d'ivoire, Les

Alfred Machin follows the process of hunting an elephant, removing the tusks, and on to the workshops where craftsmen fashion new objects from the ivory. Alfred Machin, 1912, France, 6 min.
Chez les Watuzzis

Chez les Watuzzis

Shot in Rwanda, this documentary provides a view of life inside the Watusi king's palace, when the king hosts a celebration for all of his people. With music... , 1920, Rwanda, 7 min.
Chien méchant

Chien méchant

A father permeates the house with fear. Sixth part of a a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The series offers a... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
choix, Le

choix, Le

A father puts two of his daughter’s admirers to the test. Second part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
chutes de N'Galam, Les

chutes de N'Galam, Les

In Senegal, scavengers sift for unique elements in the sand for the jewellers of the handicraft village of Soumbédioune. Samba Félix N'diaye, 1989, Senegal, 9 min.
Come un uomo sulla terra

Come un uomo sulla terra

In 2005, a student from Addis Abeba fled Ethiopia to escape political repression and made his way to the Mediterranean via Libya, only to be caught and... Andrea Segre, Dagmawi Yimer, 2008, Italy, 61 min.
Coupable

Coupable

Amour Saveur has the capability to become the inventor of a new African genre: the ultra short bizarre comedy. The slapstick of our time. Together with his... Amour Sauveur, 2010, Congo-Brazzaville, 13 min.

Creation Lab

A young fashion designer and hip-hop video maker travelled to the interior of Uganda to record the colourful Kiga dance. He projects the recordings in a... Ssenkaaba 'Xenson' Samson, 2010, Uganda, 0 min.
diarrhee, La

diarrhee, La

The girls make Masta shit himself. Eleventh part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The series offers a... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
Dieu a-t-il quitté l’Afrique?

Dieu a-t-il quitté l’Afrique?

Musa Dieng Kala returns to Dakar, to film young adults seeking to emigrate to the West, unearthing the impotence of individuals faced with insurmountable odds. Musa Dieng Kala, 2008, Canada, 52 min.
Diplomate à la tomate

Diplomate à la tomate

Empty boxes of tomato sauce and cans of coca-cola, beer or fruit juice are used to manufacture small attaché cases perfect for diplomats of the tomato. Samba Félix N'diaye, 1989, Senegal, 12 min.
Dirty Suit

Dirty Suit

With his resignation from life settled, a man must go about the awkward business of returning to that life, since there is nowhere else to go. Noel Munyurangabo, 2009, Rwanda, 19 min.
Du lait

Du lait

A colonel demands milk to soothe his temper. Ninth part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The series offers... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
egarés de l'hémisphère sud, Les

egarés de l'hémisphère sud, Les

At a Halloween party, a young Rwandan man and his sweetheart, a Canadian aid worker, ponder about the possibilities of living in the South. Daddy Ruhorahoza, 2008, Rwanda, 17 min.
Expectations

Expectations

The film follows Moussa, a man attempting time and again to cross the desert on a seemingly impossible mission, only to return to his village defeated and... Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, 2008, South Korea, 30 min.
Fantan Fanga

Fantan Fanga

This dense tapestry of African tradition, political satire, police procedure, spiritual puzzle and over-the-top apocalyptic drama offers an idiosyncratic... Adama Drabo, Ladji Diakité, 2008, Mali, 84 min.
Father Christmas Doesn't Come Here

Father Christmas Doesn't Come Here

A young girl reconciles images of Christmas and Santa Claus with her life in South Africa, while her grandmother must ruefully shatter her dreams. Bhekumuzi Sibiya, 2009, South Africa, 14 min.
femme au couteau, La

femme au couteau, La

African traditions are called into question through the difficulties of a young intellectual traumatised by too strict an upbringing in Africa. Timité Bassori, 1969, Côte d'Ivoire, 90 min.
Fighting with Father

Fighting with Father

In this autobiographical reworking of painful experience, a young man must come to grips with his father's destructive behaviour. Daniel Debebe Negatu, Yonas Endale, 2008, Ethiopia, USA, 15 min.
Forget Africa: (un)real

Forget Africa: (un)real

Cultural exchange. American teaches Congolese to water ski. Thai teaches Zambian to dance for reincarnation. But both learned more about Africa.
Forget Africa: A guerra do Ku-duro

Forget Africa: A guerra do Ku-duro

Congo Brazzaville and Angola are neighbours. They understand each other's language. So there'll also understand each other's jokes.
Forget Africa: Balas e pistolas

Forget Africa: Balas e pistolas

This time the short Congolese prank that is shown first has to compete with the main event, because Balas e pistolas, from neighbouring country Angola,...
Forget Africa: Memories of a Burning Tree

Forget Africa: Memories of a Burning Tree

Photo artist from Singapore made a Tanzanian feature film using amateur actors. Also: a short typically Tanzanian film and another Congolese prank.
Forget Africa: Musical Love Letters

Forget Africa: Musical Love Letters

Austrian female artist is impressed by the music life in Mozambique. Philippine composer and film maker made his Cameroon film into a composition that he...
Forget Africa: Musola's Portrait

Forget Africa: Musola's Portrait

Remarkable Zambian director Musola Cathrine Kaseketi's feature film and a film portrait of her by an equally remarkable film maker.

After the...
Forget Africa: Omelga's Market

Forget Africa: Omelga's Market

Forget Africa: Rwandan Tales

Forget Africa: Rwandan Tales

Everyone knows what has happened in Rwanda but only few know about the young film makers there who want to look ahead. A film and a portrait. Rwanda, but...
Forget Africa: Soul Boys and Girls

Forget Africa: Soul Boys and Girls

Indonesian musical fiction in Nairobi and Malaysian science-fiction in South Africa. Plus the best produced African feature film of the year. A great...
Forget Africa: Take Me Dancing

Forget Africa: Take Me Dancing

Two female American film makers on their first visit to Africa. One of them wondered at Malawi, the other at Uganda. Preceded by two short African moral tales.
Forget Africa: tranzania. living. room.

Forget Africa: tranzania. living. room.

Two short stories from Tanzania followed by a long cinema poem about Tanzania. Preceded by a Congolese prank.

After the screening on 4 February...
Forget Africa: Way to the Cross

Forget Africa: Way to the Cross

A seriously swinging Jesus film and its perhaps improper short.
Frappes moi

Frappes moi

A woman likes to be beaten by her husband. Seventh part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The series offers... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argent

FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argent

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 parents' home. Mustapha Alassane, 1972, Niger, Burkina Faso, 75 min.
guerra do Ku-Duro, A

guerra do Ku-Duro, A

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 film is both violent and comic. It... Henrique Narciso 'Dito', 2010, Angola, 90 min.
Gugu & Andile

Gugu & Andile

In the South African townships of the early nineties, the relationship between a Zulu girl, Gugu, and a Xhosa boy, Andile, challenges tribal and social... Minky Schlesinger, 2009, South Africa, 98 min.
History of Independence, A

History of Independence, A

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 African independence. Daouda Coulibaly, 2009, France, Mali, 21 min.
I Am Tired

I Am Tired

Short study about power and sex. A professor uses his position and persuasion when he is accused of abusing a girl. Maria Sarungi Tsehai, 2006, Tanzania, 13 min.
I Love You

I Love You

Young Madda is in love with his beautiful neighbour Josefine, a prostitute. He finds a unique way of expressing his feelings to her. Rogerio Manjate, 2007, Mozambique, 3 min.
Ink

Ink

This silent film restricts itself to the inner world of a ten-year-old girl who creates another reality using paper silhouettes. Peter Tukei Muhumuza, 2009, Uganda, 25 min.
Jakarta

Jakarta

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 while the father waits for him... Aissata Dao, Hama Goro, 2009, Mali, 7 min.
Jesus and the Giant

Jesus and the Giant

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 or take... Akin Omotoso, 2008, South Africa, 12 min.
Kaka yo

Kaka yo

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 curious game of hide and seek ensues. Sébastien Kamba, 1966, Congo-Brazzaville, 28 min.
Karim

Karim

About the amorous adventures of Karim, a young Senegalese Muslim torn between the duties of traditional society and the temptations of the West. Momar Thiam, 1970, Senegal, 69 min.
Khartoum 1960

Khartoum 1960

Gubara captured an historic picture of Khartoum, revealing it to have a liveliness that has completely vanished today. Gadalla Gubara, 1960, Sudan, 24 min.
Kokoa

Kokoa

Puppet animation turns Niger's famous traditional wrestling sport into satirical mayhem. Mustapha Alassane, 2001, Niger, 14 min.
Maibobo

Maibobo

Inspired by the many stories of street children ('maibobos') in Rwanda, the young and committed Niyongabo made this realistic, moving but also critical drama.... Yves Montand Niyongabo, Jean Bosco Nshimiyimana, 2010, Rwanda, 30 min.
malle de Maka Kouly, La

malle de Maka Kouly, La

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 propose a test of... Momar Thiam, 1969, Senegal, 21 min.
malles, Les

malles, Les

A team of friends recover heavy metal drums used to transport tar which, when cut and assembled, will become impressive trunks. Samba Félix N'diaye, 1989, Senegal, 14 min.
Mawazo

Mawazo

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. Nina Mnaya, 2008, Tanzania, 13 min.
Memories of a Burning Tree

Memories of a Burning Tree

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 friends to act.... Sherman Ong, 2010, Tanzania, Singapore, Malaysia, 86 min.
Moins 1

Moins 1

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 independently. The... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
mort de Gandji, La

mort de Gandji, La

In this first African animation, at the court of King Toad, great monarch of an imaginary country, the courtiers are constantly scheming. Mustapha Alassane, 1966, Canada, 4 min.
My White Baby

My White Baby

This lyrical portrait of hair salons in Ghana depicts the tangled legacy of European colonialism in Africa as evoked through a series of vignettes. Akosua Adoma Owusu, 2008, USA, Ghana, 22 min.
N'diongane

N'diongane

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 stock of the village. Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, 1965, Senegal, 18 min.
Nairobi Notes

Nairobi Notes

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 in the Kenyan city of... Edwin, 2010, Indonesia, Kenya, 15 min.
No Woman Born

No Woman Born

The Malaysian film maker sees the future in South Africa. Maybe she also sees the heritage of Frankenstein. Robot-like labourers work on gleaming white giant... Tan Chui Mui, 2010, Malaysia, South Africa, 20 min.
Nora

Nora

Dancer Nora Chipaumire returns to the landscape of her Zimbabwean childhood to journey through vivid memories of her youth. Using dance, she brings her history... Alla Kovgan, David Hinton, 2008, USA, Mozambique, United Kingdom, 36 min.
One Minutes Africa, The

One Minutes Africa, The

One Minutes are videos of exactly 60 seconds. Within that
minute, artists can do whatever they want: from recording a poetic dream to delivering visual... diversen, 0, Netherlands, 1 min.
Oroki

Oroki

This short documentary about the actual Osun Osogbo festival planted the first seeds of what would become Arugba so many years later. Tunde Kelani, 2009, Nigeria, 20 min.
P&I Africa 1

P&I Africa 1

Walking Is Dancing & Where Are You Taking Me?
P&I Africa 10

P&I Africa 10

Sarah and Omelga, Sunday School & Thank You Mama
P&I Africa 2

P&I Africa 2

La telecommande, Nairobi Notes , No Woman Born & Unreal Forest
P&I Africa 3

P&I Africa 3

Memories of a Burning Tree
P&I Africa 4

P&I Africa 4

tranzania. living. room.
P&I Africa 5

P&I Africa 5

Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano) & Slam Video Maputo
P&I Africa 6

P&I Africa 6

La parite, Maibobo & Rwanda: Take Two
P&I Africa 7

P&I Africa 7

Balas e pistolas & La diarrhee
P&I Africa 8

P&I Africa 8

A guerra do Ku-Duro
P&I Africa 9

P&I Africa 9

The Way to the Cross
Par amour

Par amour

A woman confesses to her husband. Fifth part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The series offers a comical... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
Par la nuit

Par la nuit

This project is a unique collaboration between film maker Cesar Paes, storyteller Jean-Luc Raharimanana and musicians Tao Ravao, each of whom inspired one... Cesar Paes, Jean-Luc Raharimanana, Tao Ravao, 2010, Madagascar, France, 40 min.
Par ricochet

Par ricochet

Paying off one’s debt for a failed weekend. Third part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The series... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
parite, La

parite, La

A father lodges his son with his in-laws. Tenth part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The series offers a... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
Pedi linguale

Pedi linguale

A game of ping-pong between a couple. Eighth part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The series offers a... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
pèlerin de Camp Nou, Le

pèlerin de Camp Nou, Le

Football captain Majid, determined to succeed with his new love, the game and his exams, resorts to substances that put him in a tailspin. Abakar Chene Massar, Bentley Brown, 2009, Chad, USA, 94 min.
Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon

Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon

After two years of waiting, Salamatou’s wedding is to take place at harvest time. Her onion-farming father is aware that he has produce more to afford the... Elhadj Magori Sani, 2008, France, Niger, 52 min.
Promenade du Sudan

Promenade du Sudan

A whirlwind tour through one of the largest countries of Africa in five minutes, from frenetic sabre-wielding dancers to artisans working in a foundry,... , 1908, Sudan, 4 min.
Q, Le

Q, Le

An uncle discovers that his nephew and his friend no longer agree with each other on account of Q. First part of sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
Questions à la terre natale

Questions à la terre natale

After years spent abroad, Samba Félix N'diaye returns to his native city Dakar, which arouses in him deep questions at the political, economic and historical... Samba Félix N'diaye, 2006, Senegal, 52 min.
Ramata

Ramata

The life of Ramata, married for 30 years to the Minister of Justice, radically changes when she meets, apparently coincidentally, a mysterious hustler free of... Leandre-Alain Baker, 2009, Senegal, France, 84 min.
rançon d'une alliance, La

rançon d'une alliance, La

For the first time in African cinema, the taboo subject of slavery amongst Africans in the pre-colonial period is dealt with in this story of tribal relations. Sébastien Kamba, 1973, Congo-Brazzaville, 71 min.
Rastus in Zululand

Rastus in Zululand

Rastus, the ultimate lazy black, is surreally whisked by boat to Africa and has to make a big decision or be dinner for hungry Zulus. Arthur Hotaling, 1910, USA, 8 min.
Rat Trap, The

Rat Trap, The

Kimela Bila, 2008, Tanzania, 13 min.
Retirement Day

Retirement Day

James Gayo, 2008, Tanzania, 13 min.
retour d'un aventurier, Le

retour d'un aventurier, Le

In this pop art African-style Western, a man returns home to his village with western cowboy duds and forms a gang with his old buddies. Mustapha Alassane, 1967, Niger, France, 34 min.
Rose of Rhodesia, The

Rose of Rhodesia, The

This recently recovered film involves the theft of a diamond from a Rhodesian mining concern, though its real interest is inter-racial relations. Harold M. Shaw, 1917, South Africa, 71 min.
Rwanda: Take Two

Rwanda: Take Two

An intriguing portrait of two young, ambitious Rwandan film makers who are followed on their road to success. The tragic events from their past mean they want... Pia Sawhney, 2010, USA, Rwanda, 50 min.
Safari Obscura

Safari Obscura

A trance-inducing kaleidoscopic journey through myriad secret African landscapes of every kind, informed by an all-embracing animism. Anton Kotze' (khotso), 2010, South Africa, 65 min.
Samba: der Held des Urwalds

Samba: der Held des Urwalds

Intending to capture a true-life picture of African tribal peoples, two Germans contrived to create 'the first African film made by Africans themselves'. Pola Bauer-Adamara, August Bruckner, 1928, Germany, 56 min.
Sarah and Omelga

Sarah and Omelga

Tan Chui Mui shot a short science-fiction film in South Africa (see No Woman Born). In that way she got to know the film makers of Durban. In her own... Tan Chui Mui, 2010, Malaysia, South Africa, 30 min.
Sarzan

Sarzan

A sergeant in the colonial army, Sarzan, is back in his homeland and facing a remarkable change in Senegalese society after independence. Momar Thiam, 1963, Senegal, 29 min.
Siliva the Zulu

Siliva the Zulu

In 1927, director Attilio Gatti travelled to Zululand to create a film weaving genuine anthropological elements into a fantasy of witchcraft and betrayal. With... Attilio Gatti, 1928, Italy, South Africa, 64 min.
Sindiely

Sindiely

Arranged marriages are parodied in the style of a desert pantomime, with the story of a father greedy for money who wants to marry off his daughter. Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, 1965, Senegal, 13 min.
Slam Video Maputo

Slam Video Maputo

A look behind the scenes of the popular culture of Maputo, Mozambique. Hip-hop poets, musicians and video makers are cheerfully but meticulously watched. With... Ella Raidel, 2010, Austria, Mozambique, 28 min.
Slum Cinema, The

Slum Cinema, The

A basic primer of sorts on the production of no-budget cinema, revealing that a flashlight can become the most valuable leading player. Randriamanananjo Manohiray, Randriamanananjo Manohiray, 2009, Madagascar, 7 min.
Song of Khartoum

Song of Khartoum

An African response to the city symphony genre captures disparate images of the daily life of Khartoum and sets it to music. Gadalla Gubara, 1955, Sudan, 18 min.
Soul Boy

Soul Boy

Abila (14) lives in one of the most miserable slums in Africa. His girlfriend Shiku belongs to a different tribe, as the result of which he is not really... Hawa Essuman, 2010, Kenya, Germany, 60 min.
Storm, The

Storm, The

When a young fisherman realizes that his mother's life is at stake, he has no option but to stand up to his powerful father. Orlando Mesquita, 2008, Mozambique, 24 min.
Sunday School

Sunday School

Portrait of a life and a the country. A Filipino film maker follows a Zambian film maker and discovers a poor yet fascinating and colourful country. How could... Joanna Vasquez Arong, 2010, Philippines, China, Zambia, 45 min.
Sur la dune de la solitude

Sur la dune de la solitude

Inspired by Mama Watta, a legendary water goddess who seduces men into captivity: the symbolic encounter of a man and a woman one night on the beach. Timité Bassori, 1966, Côte d'Ivoire, 32 min.
Suwi

Suwi

The Zambian director knew what she was talking about when she filmed a dramatic story about a young woman who became handicapped. Yet this is not purely an... Musola Cathrine Kaseketi, 2009, Zambia, Finland, 78 min.
Tajooj

Tajooj

Set a hundred years back in the eastern part of Sudan in a place of total isolation. The beautiful girl Tajooj is the subject of a tragic love story. Gadalla Gubara, 1979, Sudan, 90 min.
techniciens nos cousins, Les

techniciens nos cousins, Les

Moussa Toure approaches the subject of mosquitoes and malaria with humour and derision to sting our complacency. Moussa Toure, 2009, Senegal, 73 min.
telecommande, La

telecommande, La

The setbacks of a young man pretending to be an MP’s nephew. Last part of a sitcom in twelve episodes of six minutes each that can be viewed independently. The... Les Boulistes, 2009, Congo-Brazzaville, 6 min.
Teug: Chaudronnerie d'Art

Teug: Chaudronnerie d'Art

Our heroes take broken engines and dismantle them, recovering the aluminium and reshaping it into a variety of cooking utensils. Samba Félix N'diaye, 1989, Senegal, 17 min.
Thank You Mama

Thank You Mama

Film maker Omelga Mthiyane follows her mother across a large and renowned market in Durban, South Africa. The market has to go in order to make room for a... Omelga Mthiyane, 2010, South Africa, 15 min.
touristes, Les

touristes, Les

Konate's touristes are highly activated objects, little coloured balls which go madly rolling around town. Mohamed Konate, 2009, Mali, 3 min.
transport en commun, Un

transport en commun, Un

In this musical, seven characters on board a bus each have their own inner drama and style of music with which to disrupt mundane reality. Dyana Gaye, 2009, France, Senegal, 48 min.
tranzania. living. room.

tranzania. living. room.

A German film maker goes looking in Tanzania for the dreams from his childhood. He crosses the lively city of Dar es Salaam and experiences it as a symphony of... Uli M. Schüppel, 2010, Germany, Tanzania, 75 min.
troisième jour, Le

troisième jour, Le

The African pioneer Edouard Sailly created a distinctive poetic cinema. Here, he ponders the state of mind of a mourning fisherman. Edouard Sailly, 1967, Chad, 15 min.
Unluckiest, The

Unluckiest, The

Not having money for a plot, two sons resolve to bury their father at the edge of the cemetery. Justine Waddell, 2010, South Africa, 9 min.
Unreal Forest

Unreal Forest

A Thai film maker asked an African film maker to make a short drama film. The process was documented and included in the film. A film about the magic of film... Jakrawal Nilthamrong, 2010, Thailand, Zambia, 70 min.
Voortrekkers, De

Voortrekkers, De

This 1916 epic film tells the story of the Boers’ Great Trek, reconstructing the 1838 Battle of Blood River, where a few hundred Afrikaners defeated several... Harold M. Shaw, 1916, USA, 54 min.
Walking Is Dancing

Walking Is Dancing

Stratman, an artist with a special interest in sound and radio, looks round in the small and underdeveloped Malawi, a country few people know much about.... Deborah Stratman, 2010, USA, Malawi, 25 min.
Warahutseho!

Warahutseho!

Kabéra, a Hutu, knows the full extent of the violence at home in Rwanda, which involves both their families, but does not dare to tell his friend Uwamungu, a... Auguste Bernard Kouemo, 2009, Cameroon, 21 min.
Way to the Cross, The

Way to the Cross, The

Playful yet also pious film about the life and passion of Christ, made in close cooperation with a church music group from Cameroon. Christ has been nailed to... Emile-Aime Chah Yibain, Ngufor Chonga Suh, 2010, Cameroon, 85 min.
Welcome Back

Welcome Back

Lukhanyo travels home to bring his eccentric father to the city, where he can be cared for. But he discovers that everything is against him. Dorotea Vucic, 2009, South Africa, 24 min.
Where Are You Taking Me?

Where Are You Taking Me?

Thoughtful yet certainly not shy American film maker has plenty to look at in Uganda. She moves in the exciting hip-hop youth culture of the city, but also... Kimi Takesue, 2010, USA, Uganda, 71 min.
Where Is Africa: Concert 1 - Opening Night

Where Is Africa: Concert 1 - Opening Night

Today's presentation of silent movies is accompanied by performances by Percussion Discussion Afrika and Tao Ravao & Jean-Luc Raharimanana.
Where Is Africa: Concert 2 - The Racist's Zulu Cycle

Where Is Africa: Concert 2 - The Racist's Zulu Cycle

Today's presentation of silent movies is accompanied by performances by Percussion Discussion Afrika.
Where Is Africa: Concert 3 - Taken from Africa

Where Is Africa: Concert 3 - Taken from Africa

Today's presentation of silent movies is accompanied by performances by Momo Toure and African Reed Thicket.
Where Is Africa: Concert 4 - How It Is in the West

Where Is Africa: Concert 4 - How It Is in the West

Today's presentation of silent movies is accompanied by performances by Jalli Lamin Kuyateh and The Jalliya Ensemble.
Where Is Africa: Concert 5 - A Restored Rose

Where Is Africa: Concert 5 - A Restored Rose

Today's presentation of silent movies is accompanied by performances by Momo Toure and African Reed Thicket.
Where Is Africa: Gaye, Sailly & Haroun

Where Is Africa: Gaye, Sailly & Haroun

Where Is Africa: Kala, Segre & Yimer

Where Is Africa: Kala, Segre & Yimer

Where Is Africa: Kelani 'Arugba'

Where Is Africa: Kelani 'Arugba'

Where Is Africa: Kotze

Where Is Africa: Kotze

Where Is Africa: Memorial Gadalla Gubara

Where Is Africa: Memorial Gadalla Gubara

Where Is Africa: Memorial Samba Felix N'Diaye

Where Is Africa: Memorial Samba Felix N'Diaye

Where Is Africa: Pathfinder's Cineclub 1

Where Is Africa: Pathfinder's Cineclub 1

Where Is Africa: Pathfinder's Cineclub 2

Where Is Africa: Pathfinder's Cineclub 2

Where Is Africa: Sani & Toure

Where Is Africa: Sani & Toure

Following the screening of 6 February World Connector Ruud Lubbers will host a 20-minute meeting with the director.
Where is Africa: The East

Where is Africa: The East

In the larger world of cinema Eastern Africa is not that well-known, but these highly personal achievements testify to a new zest for life: films from...
Where is Africa: The South

Where is Africa: The South

The South refers to South-Africa, nowadays known for its new, hyper active film industry producing mainly short works by new film makers. This programme...
Where is Africa: The Southeast

Where is Africa: The Southeast

The South-East represents a part of Africa that has its own distinctive development, even as it is near to South Africa. In this programme: films from...
Where is Africa: The West

Where is Africa: The West

This selection from the West presents various films with a unique approach to very sensitive matters, including films from English-speaking countries such as...
Where Is Africa: Tribute Bassori Timite

Where Is Africa: Tribute Bassori Timite

Where Is Africa: Tribute Momar Thiam

Where Is Africa: Tribute Momar Thiam

Where Is Africa: Tribute Moustapha Alassane

Where Is Africa: Tribute Moustapha Alassane

Where Is Africa: Tribute Sebastien Kamba

Where Is Africa: Tribute Sebastien Kamba

Will, The

Will, The

A small story about greed. A boy has lost his parents and the family claims the inheritance. But then an angry dead father appears on the scene. Neema Kambona, 2006, Tanzania, 13 min.
Work for Free

Work for Free

Narrative about pointless activity. An old man travels to the city to demand his pension. The pension is less than the journey costs. That will have to change. Imruh Bakari, Omari Semindu, 2006, Tanzania, 13 min.

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Zulu's Heart, The

Zulu's Heart, The

D.W. Griffith did not shoot this film in Africa, but used black-face actors to express his image of distinctive Zulu behaviour. D.W. Griffith, 1908, USA, 13 min.