AFRICAN VIDEO FILM ARTS FESTIVAL
October 28 – 31, 2007
Theme: Building Bridges: Africa Through the Eye of the Video Camera
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| DOMINICA DIPIO - UGANDA On Love Corridors: the film is set in a university campus. The protagonists gain understanding of what love is after painful experiences. It underscores the fact that love is not just physical. (Running Time, year and country: 2006, 34 mins, Uganda) Uncompromised: The film dramatizes the idea that corruption and dishonesty are not absolutes even in a context where their appeals are difficult to resist (Running Time, year and country: 2007, 14 mins, Uganda) River Mee: This is a reflective documentary in a personal style, based on the book, Landmarks, by Margaret Silf. It is a journey of self discovery leading to self actualization. (Running Time, year and country: 2006, 15 mins, Kenya) WANJIRU KINYANJUI - KENYA Bahati: Bahati, a graduate, despairs of ever getting a job. A stranger gives him advice on how to get one, but he pays for this advice. Is the stranger the usual con woman? His troubles seem never ending, and he even tries to commit suicide. (Running Time, year and country: 2007, 60 mins, Kenya) MAMADOU SELLOU DIALLO - SENEGAL Amma The Blind People of Dakar.by Mamadou Sellou Diallo: Old Modou Mbaye talks about the live of the blind since the colonial period, about their struggles to find their real place in the Senegalese society. He rejects the term ‘blind’ and prefers the Wolof term ‘silmakha’. Other characters in the film include Young Pape and Old Fatou Ndao. Each single character is an encounter around existential questions, about the place of beggars in the society, and about the relationships between the different components of the society. Each character helps us get in touch with other characters ranking among the most disadvantaged ones in Dakar, a town full of beggars. (Running Time, year and country: 2007, 52 Minutes, Documentary, Dakar) ADAMS SIE - SENEGAL Cutting the Rose : This film explores traditional laws and their conflict with proven scientific facts. The traumatic experiences of girls, some as young as five, that tradition forces to undergo this most painful act is given a fresh view. Silent Voice is a documentary film about street boys in Senegal, (Running Time:18 Minutes, Year Completed: 2005 Country of Production: Senegal) Sum Sum Saba : Sum Sum Saba is a documentary film about a localy produced alcoholic drink that destroyed the lives of potential citizens in Senegal. (2004, 30Minutes, Documentary Film) | ||||
