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Atesib! African film festival

The selection of films gives a suitable platform for cinematic creativity from across the continent, which is often not properly exposed in our region. The program includes a high quality selection of feature and documentary films, featuring artistic language and varied cinematic style.

A Season in France

Dir.: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
| 100 minutes

An African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love with a French woman, who offers a roof for him and his family. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun offers a humane and unsentimental view of immigration and refugees.

Akasha

Dir.: Hajooj Kuka
| 78 minutes

A universal offbeat love story set in civil war torn Sudan. We follow Adnan, an AK47-loving rebel, his love interest, Lina, and the army dodging Absi, over a fateful 24 hours in a rebel-held area of Sudan. An absorbed and audacious look at the war in Sudan. 

Félicité

Dir.: Alain Gomis
| 123 minutes

Félicité is the inspirational story of an independent woman determined to save her son. On her journey through Kinshasa, Félicité encounters magical worlds, and crosses social boundaries.   

Supa Modo

Dir.: Likarion Wainaina
| 74 minutes

The story of a young girl, whose dream of becoming a superhero is threatened by terminal illness, inspires her village to rally together and make her dream come true. Supa Mobo is a film you will not want to miss.

The Nile Hilton Incident

Dir.: Tarik Saleh
| 110 minutes

A political thriller set in Egypt during the final days of the Mubarak regime. The investigation into what appears to be a crime of passion leads to a confrontation with rich and powerful men who are not interested in solving the case, and exact a high personal price. 

Kinshasa Makambo

Dir.: Dieudo Hamadi
| 75 minutes

Hell-bent on keeping his power, President of Congo Joseph Kabila, refuses to hold elections. Three young activists look for the right way to change their country. The camera follows them through the streets of Kinshasa, as the government answers the protests with severe violence.