Kaltoumi, a young mother and engineer, loves riding her customised motorbike in the vastness of the Sahelian region . Punished for dealings with terrorists she was forced into, she fights to reclaim her child with a group of women living on their own terms.
In 2002, in Côte d’Ivoire, in a country broken by civil war, Blandine, a young pregnant
woman, faces a critical situation: her labor begins at nightfall, under a strict curfew.
With no access to medical care, she and her husband, Lionel, are forced to search
desperately for help. In their small neighborhood, where mistrust and fear reign,
neighbors from diverse communities and beliefs are gradually drawn into this journey
to save Blandine and her baby. Between tensions linked to social divisions, life under
the threat of war and unexpected outbursts of solidarity, everyone must overcome their
own prejudices to contribute to this vital mission. This intimate drama highlights the
strength of human bonds and the capacity for resilience in a world where humanity
falters. In the midst of darkness, life and hope try to triumph against all odds.
A film by : Isabelle Christiane Kouraogo
Emmanuel is torn between becoming a musician and following a future already mapped out by his father, a half-human, half-rooster creature. His tortuous path to self-discovery is strewn with atypical characters who lend him a helping hand.
A film by : Cynthia Etaba
While a few months pregnant in Paris, I decide to investigate my aquaphobia. I return home to Cameroon to see my mother and sister, who are also afraid of water, in order to find the origin of our affliction. I travel up the Lobé River, on the Cameroonian coast, to meet a sand miner and two traditional chiefs who have a deep and mystical connection with the water. Together, we contrast beliefs, the visible world with the invisible, and psychoanalysis.
To break a curse that has been passed down from generation to generation to the women in her family, KUND LIKING has only two possibilities: she can give birth to a soul to whom she can bestow her damnation, or she can enter the forbidden territory and confront ANYAKA, the spirit-totem that subjugates the LIKING bloodline for seven centuries.
A film by: Nathalie Eock
In order to grieve and properly say goodbye to her love ones, Isabel Cardoso, decides to share with her late mother, certain key moments of her life. This is a mother-daughter relationship transcending space, time and dimension while highlighting black womanhood and struggle in Portugal.
Since 2014, the terrorist organisation Boko Haram have led violent strikes against the villages and people of the Far North Region of Cameroon. In her debut feature, Cyrielle Raingou follows a group of children as they navigate life in a war zone.
Taslim is originally from Guinea. While awaiting his legal documents, he recalls his meeting with the Belgian King. In a sort of loop, emphasized by the sound landscape, we discover little more about his life. Life punctuated by incessant visits to the hall of masks. These masks represent brothers and sisters who never reached the promised land.
During the spring, many lambs dream of being born/freed in the very near future…
All his life, working as a shepherd, Janos has been hoping for his independence. Like his sheep, wandering around the pasture carefree, he dreams of finally opening the door that limits his freedom. As he looks for a path to different worlds, we watch the life cycle, filled with magic, which takes place amid picturesque pastures, accompanied by birdsong and the rustle of leaves.
Young Corporal Mengue just lost his mother in a battlefield in the middle of a savanna and must choose between killing his best friend who has become the enemy or accepting to do his ultimate request