IN CINEMA
Friday, April 25th at 7PM
Co-presented with Francophone Film Shorts
Francophone Short Films in Harlem:
FRANCOPHONE SHORTS FEST
Program 1
DES MONDES LOINTAINS
Frederic Hainaut and Olivier Crouter, 2022, 20 min., Democratic Republic of the Congo-Belgique
In the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Paul runs a grain mill. This morning, he is feverish, which does not prevent him from grinding grain. The machine’s transmission belt breaks and that is a disaster. Paul sends Michel to Sakala to get a new belt. While he is hospitalized, he dialogues with his faraway lands.
ATIVO
Juliette Boucheny, 2022, 26 min., Togo-France
Agotimé-Adamé, a village two hours north of Lomé, Togo. Guénolé, a twelve-year-old boy, is gifted with obvious musical talent and dreams of playing the piano but doesn't own one. Supported by his sister Prudence, his grandmother Eternal, and aided by the spirits of nature, Guénolé succeeds in achieving his goal.
BAIL, BAIL
Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers, 2024, 13 min., Québec/Canada
As they are signing their new lease, two longtime roommates realize that their new landlord is going to evict them illegally. They decide to fight to keep their apartment. Humor, violence, western kung fu — in the middle of the holly season!
LA VOIX DES AUTRES
Fatima Kaci, 2023, 30 min., France
Rim is a Tunisian interpreter working in France on asylum procedures. Every day, she translates the stories of exiled men and women, whose voices raise questions about her own history.
CRÈME A GLACE
Rachel Samson, 2024, 9 min., Québec/Canada
Under a blazing summer sky, Chloe, Jenny (12 years old), and Squeegee (19 years old) share one last ice cream at the local dairy bar. It's a poetic animated chronicle of childhood friendship, its challenges in the face of adolescence, and the first fractures of friendship.
Post screening discussion with Frederic Hainaut & Olivier Crouter (Des Mondes Lontains) and Juliette Boucheny (Ativo), moderated by Binita Mehta
Francophone Short Films' mission is to provide an opportunity for the voice and viewpoint of cinematographers and directors of Francophone countries to be exhibited on an international stage. The intended purpose is to expose the audience to the evolution of the French language, or how it has mixed with the local language, while viewing the rich cultural mosaic of the French-speaking countries and through the camera lens, the filmmakers’ expression of their experiences.
$15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price
