IN CINEMA
Sunday, April 27th at 3:30PM
Co-presented with Francophone Film Shorts
Francophone Short Films in Harlem:
FRANCOPHONE SHORTS FEST
Program 2
SITA BELLA: MINISTRY OF ARTS AND CULTURE
Eugenie Metala, 2023, 30 min., Cameroun
This is what remains as signs of the passage of Sita Bella on Earth. And yet she was the first woman journalist, the first Cameroon's airliner pilot, one of the first filmmakers in Africa whose film ‘Tam Tam in Paris’ was selected at the first edition of Fespaco in 1969.
To pay tribute to this exceptional woman is the challenge of this work of a young director Eugénie Metala under the supervision of Jean Marie Teno.
KIN, MY BEAUTIFUL
Junior Moses, 2024, 8 min., Democratic Republic of the Congo
Walking through Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic republic of the Congo.
MERLICH, MERLICH
Hannit Ghilas, 2024, 19 min., France
Karim learns of his grandfather’s death and the family begins funeral preparations. While retrieving forgotten coffee with his cousin Myriam, a car accident occurs. Karim stages a theft to cover it up, but his younger brother Idriss blackmails them. Myriam finds a solution.
MON VÉLO
Francky Tohouegnon, 2024, 12 min., Bénin
Oumar, a 12-year-old boy, yearns for a bike. His father promises to give him one if he comes top of his class. When his school results are announced, stress overwhelms him and plunges him into a frightening dream in which his brand-new bike is stolen. Determined, he teams up with his best friend, Comlan. Together, they set a clear goal: to find the bike at all costs before his father discovers it's missing.
WINNERS OF ROUGH-CUT FESTIVAL
Lycée Français, New York City, 2025, 15 min.
Post screening discussion with Arnold Setohou, producer of Mon Vélo and the winners of the 2025 Lycée Français Rough-Cut Festival
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
