Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work

Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work 2001

10.00

It is the evocation of a life as brief as it is dense. An encounter with a dazzling thought, that of Frantz Fanon, a psychiatrist of West Indian origin, who will reflect on the alienation of black people. It is the evocation of a man of reflection who refuses to close his eyes, of the man of action who devoted himself body and soul to the liberation struggle of the Algerian people and who will become, through his political commitment, his fight, and his writings, one of the figures of the anti-colonialist struggle. Before being killed at the age of 36 by leukemia, on December 6, 1961. His body was buried by Chadli Bendjedid, who later became Algerian president, in Algeria, at the Chouhadas cemetery (cemetery of war martyrs ). With him, three of his works are buried: “Black Skin, White Masks”, “L’An V De La Révolution Algérien” and “The Wretched of the Earth”.

2001

Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun

Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun 2003

10.00

By ending the life of Jean Senac on August 30, 1973 in Algiers, his assassins believed they would silence him forever. They were wrong since his voice is a little louder every day. Witnesses to these craze: the publication of the complete works of this great poet, the countless conferences and radio broadcasts devoted to him and finally the production of films such as "Jean Sénac, the blacksmith of the sun". The moving and overwhelming testimonies of those who knew him, the unpublished film archives, the generous voice of the poet on the radio, the discovery of his travels in the territories of poetry and politics make this film a precious document on the life of Jean Senac.

2003

B 400

B 400 1997

8.00

A girl is locked out of her apartment building as a result of a prank. Can she get back in without disobeying any of her mother's warnings?

1997

Keita! The Voice of the Griot

Keita! The Voice of the Griot 1996

5.90

It is an ordinary afternoon for young Mabo Keïta, at home, in Burkina Faso (West Africa). While his parents are taking a nap, he reads a schoolbook on the front porch when a stranger - an elderly man carrying his own hammock - appears for an unexpected visit. It turns out that the old man is a griot, a West African musician/entertainer whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies. The position of a griot is a time-honored one and passed down from father to son for many generations.

1996

Madame Brouette

Madame Brouette 2002

5.60

Mati, a divorced mother of a young daughter, makes a living selling bric-a-bric from a wheelbarrow and dreams of opening a snack bar. But she falls for the charms of Naago, a cop, and it's only when the Tajaboom festival (at which women and men switch roles) arrives that her opportunity for escape emerges.

2002

Sia, the Myth of the Python

Sia, the Myth of the Python 2001

5.80

Kaya Maghan, the despotic king of Wagadou, follows the instructions of his priest by ordering the religious sacrifice to the Python God of Sia Yatabaree, the virgin daughter of a notable family. A gift of gold equivalent to Sia’s weight is given to her family as compensation for surrendering their daughter for the sacrifice. However, Sia runs away and finds shelter in the home of a mad prophet who has railed against the king. The king orders his top general to locate Sia, but the general is conflicted since Sia was engaged to marry his nephew, Mamadi, who is in battle on behalf of the kingdom. Mamadi returns and joins his uncle to do battle against the Python God. - Wikipedia, accessed 31 July 2021

2001

Goï-Goï

Goï-Goï 1995

1.00

A dissolute man whose wife cheats on him seeks revenge to preserve his honor.

1995

Maral tanié

Maral tanié 1994

1

Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun.

1994

Siraba, the Great Way

Siraba, the Great Way 2003

1

The film centers on the plan of a government minister to build a road through a sacred forest and the local community's resistance to this project.

2003

Téranga Blues

Téranga Blues 2007

1

A kind of Dakar rap musical, or contemporary urban opera, Teranga Blues is a reflection on the social mutations affecting the pride of the Senegalese people. It is surreal, lyrical, carnivalesque . . . and real. It shows how the opening and closing of the border has transformed the lives of the young.

2007

Den Baya

Den Baya 1992

1

Bintou is a young woman from a district of Bobo-Dioulasso, very happy. But a few months after the birth of her first child, worry mingles with her sense of happiness. After a couple of months, she becomes anxious of not knowing how to take care of the baby.

1992