Films

Film list

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Je ne suis pas moi-même 2009 50'
Directed by Alba Mora Anna Sanmartí.
Shot in Cameroon and Brussels, 'Je ne suis pas moi-même' examines the complex network surrounding the international market of African antiquities, and the contradictions in a European art market
Central Africa Western Europe Art / Artists / Artisans Trade
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Living with Boko Haram 2016 37'
Directed by Trond Waage.
January 2015. Boko Haram's violent insurgency is approaching Mogdé, on the Nigerian/Cameroonian border, where Antoniette lives. Just outside Oslo, Norway, lives her son Vakote, worried and afraid
West Africa Scandinavia Religion / Belief / Faith Social Conflict War / Conflict / Reconciliation Migration
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Sisters in Law 2005 104'
Directed by Kim Longinotto Florence Ayisi.
Six year old Manka has run away from home, fleeing her abusive aunt. Sonita has daringly accused her neighbor of rape. Amina has decided to end her brutal marriage by taking her husband to court. Set
West Africa Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy Gender Role and Identity Children / Young people
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Together as One 2013 39'
Directed by Kilian Lamtur Tanlaka.
Nso' is the biggest kingdom of the Western Grassfields and an ethnic group in the northeast corner of Cameroon’s northwest region. Its capital Kumbo is where the ruler (Fon) lives. The Nso'
Central Africa Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany Collective / Community identity Inter-religious relations
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The Wodaabe 1988 52'
Directed by Leslie Woodhead David Wason.
*Is the Wodaabe world disappearing? How are we to place the painted male faces? The very considerable success of this film is the ways it answers these questions.* J. Picto The Wodaabe follow
Central Africa Herding Animals Everyday Life Ritual