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
