Francophone Short Films will show #IntheCinema on 12/2 at 7:30PM as part of Francophone Short Films in Harlem Festival
These films will also stream online in our #VirtualCinema from 12/3-12/12.
Our #IntheCinema screening on 12/2 will be followed by a live panel discussion with moderator Professor Boukary Sawadogo, Ph.D. (Cinema Studies in the Department of Media and Communication Arts at City College).
More information about this film series can be found HERE.
Films Include:
MANZUEKA (Daniel Wyss, 2021, 7min, Democratic Republic of Congo)
Eric is walking barefoot in the middle of the stopping traffic of Kinshasa. He wears a traditional mask and a costume made of surgical masks. He says he is a spirit, and his name is Pele.
I WAS STILL THERE WHEN YOU LEFT ME (Marie McCourt ,2019, 22min, Belgium)
While her tower block is burning, a 7-year-old-girl is consumed by guilt thinking she started the fire.
407 JOURS (Eleonor Coyette, 2020, 7min, Haiti)
The film portrays the Haitian puppeteer Paul Junior Casimir better known under the name of "Lintho". As he leads his career quietly, the artist attracts the jealousy of those around him and is arbitrarily arrested while proclaiming his innocence. He will spend 407 days in prison without just cause.
DIEU@MAIL.COM (Roger Gariepy, 2020, 11min, Canada-Quebec)
Réal Gendron is an unremarkable old man. He believes in God. He believes in friendship. And he believes in life. So when he receives an e-mail from a total stranger in Africa informing him that he’s the sole legatee of an immense fortune, he believes that too.
SPROTCH (Xavier Seron, 2019, 20min, Belgium)
FLO must go to Marrakech for work. So, it’s TOM who takes care of SAM, their 5-year-old son. Flo left him a list of tasks to complete during his absence. Despite this, Tom forgot Sam’s guitar course. From his ryad, Flo calls to blame him. Tom hates being caught. He picks up Sam. The car comes out of the garage at full speed. SPROTCH. Tom just crushed something...
BILA MASK (Goma Film Collective-Maisha Maene, 2021, 10min, Democratic Republic of Congo)
A group of filmmakers follows walking street vendors in Goma, as they sell their wares in the city’s most densely populated neighborhood during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Y’A PAS D’HEURE POUR LES FEMMES (Sarra El Abed, 2020, 19min, Canada-Quebec/Algeria)
Tunis, November 2019. A group of women gathered at Saïda’s, the hairdresser, on the eve of the presidential election. The salon is transformed into a town square, mirroring the internal turmoil of the country. In this female sanctuary, we get an intimate look at the county’s teenage democracy.
ERRANCE (Guillaume Lambert, 2020, 4min, Canada-Quebec)
At the start of the pandemic,a group of young people wander in a bitter cold and are looking for a sense of life.
LOVENA (Olivier Sagne, 2020, 28min, Guyana)
Lovena, 13, undocumented from Haiti, has just been crowned Chess Champion in Guyana. Her next rival will travel from Brazil. The preparation of this duel and unexpected events will push her to her limits.
