Cordoba African Film Festival 2012
cordoba african film festival also known fcat cordoba celebrated ninth edition – october earlier eight edition held tarifa ninth edition hosted cordoba municipality located andalusia spain festival held eight day dedicated cinema african middle east country african dream mohamed diab egyptrwanda ’ based true story three woman struggle defend constant sexual harassment woman deal egypt one decides take action stick knife attackers’ groin becomes anonymous heroine revolutionizing city matière grise kivu ruhorahoza rwanda ’ filmwithinafilm set rwandan capital kigali follows futile attempt determined filmmaker fund first feature cycle cockroach haunting drama brother sister aftermath genocide government refuse finance film filmmaker balthazar hide bad news team continues prepping film exist dream matière grise grey matter one rwanda first featurelength narrative film skoonheid olivier hermanus south africa ’ françois van heerden forty life neat orderly life bloemfontein south africa father two child devoted husband know react fortuitous encounter threatens monotonous existence happens daughter wedding day cannot tear eye away son one old friend attraction soon becomes obsession sur la planche leila kilani morocco ’ don’t steal reimburse don’t traffic trade don’t lie i’m already i’m already ahead reality reality tangier badia struggle get away job shrimp canning factory together imane nawal asma companion misfortune life frenetic pace working day pulling fast one night freedom energy give el taaib merzak allouache algeria ’ algeria region high flatlands islamist group continue spread terror rashid young jihadist leaf mountain return village keeping law “of pardon national harmony” surrender police give weapon thus receives amnesty becomes “repentant” law cannot erase crime rachid beginning oneway journey violence secret manipulation tey alain gomis senegal ’ today last day satchés life know true even though strong healthy nonetheless satché accepts imminent death walk street hometown go decisive place past parents’ house first love friend youth way exile returned get know homeland virgin margarida licínio azevedo mozambique ’ mozambique revolutionary government want eradicate trace colonialism swiftly one prostitution prostitute taken town taken isolated forest country reeducated transformed new woman watch guerrilla woman warrior amongst whore placed reeducation center margaridaa yearold peasant town buy bridal trousseau identification document margarida taken mistake reeducation center revelation occurs change everything margarida virgin treated kindness becomes whores’ protégé start worship saint side strait bîr d’eau walkmovie djamil beloucif algeria ’ bîr d’eau walkmovie offer u day street algiers film made unmade camera eye director give floor inhabitant bîr d’eau street telemly neighborhood education auma obama branwen okpako kenya ’ education auma obama documentary life time barack obamas halfsister told homestead kenya run u presidential election auma embodies postcolonial feminist identity native kenya film also document generation politically socially engaged african whose aspiration formed parents’ experience whose ambition forge better future start building ground espoirvoyage michel k zongo burkina faso ’ michel k zongo leaf burkina faso trail elder brother emigrated côte divoire filmmaker brother died year away road follows trail absent brother long witness unsure memory already distant journey resounds word exile gangster project teboho edkins south africa ’ cape town one world violent unequal society young white film student want make gangster film real gangster lengthy search suitably ‘cinematic’ character find perfect gang settle everyday rhythm reality soon catch fear mourning boredom petty dealing distant cry expected flamboyant figure film fiction reality real truth revealed fiction stop fiction ici noie le algériens yasmina adi algeria ’ response call national liberation front thousand algerian paris suburb march protest curfew imposed october fifty year later filmmaker shed light event day blending testimony previously unseen stock footage film retraces event day reveals strategy outrageous method applied highest level french state laïcité inch’allah nadia el fani tunisia ’ august full ramadan ben ali regime despite severity censorship nadia el fani film country tunisia apparently open principle freedom conscience relationship islam three month later tunisian revolution break nadia field arab world face radical change tunisia set light spark revolution lab country regard view religion people muslim country choose secular constitution could say tunisian truly carried revolution la vierge le coptes et moi namir abdel messeeh egypt ’ one day namir abdel messeeh filmmaker egyptian origin watch videotape virgin mary apparition egypt mother like million copt see virgin screen see nothing skeptical videotape namir travel back egypt make film apparition soon discovers plenty obstacle result humorous fictional documentary familydramacumcultureclash religion diaspora art cinema boundless creativity filmmaker africa short say hicham ayouch morocco father son spend weekend fishing bank magical lake set lush scenery moroccan rif son modern yearold man hope profit moment intimacy contemplation father tell secret father traditionalist former serviceman year old inkling revelation destroy relationship brûleurs farid bentoumi algeria amine young algerian man buy video camera store oran us start recording city house finally girlfriend mother board boat malik lofti mohammad khalil cross mediterranean camera hand amine film wake voyage demain alger amini sidiboumediène algeria three young people speak front building conversation soon turn argument swivel around imminent departure friend apartment fouad pack bag silence mother watch eye shining tear hesitates sure whether say goodbye friend still waiting parking lot fouad speaks father return “one day” city algiers probably recognize kaa el bir moez ben hassen tunisia drowning desperation lofti considering suicide however able turn thought action terrible nightmare see person love world mother khadija suffering consequence terrible decision moral suffering feeling guilt become unbearable point surpass abysm despair making rethink thought would liberation mkhobii fi kobba leyla bouzid tunisia home tunisian bourgeoisie dramatic event occurs everything done hide girl come home face covered blood attacked mother brother help time make feel guilty father kept dark grief pity lead mother take daughter side sur la route du paradis uda benyamina morocco leila two child sarah bilal left native land settle france illegal immigrant search husband refuged england leila wish offer child better life try survive raising clandestinity find finally track husband necessary money join vice tightens thato teboho edkins south africa portrait pregnant south african woman expecting second child throughout entire film face betrays fear baby succumbing aid like firstborn frantic hope redemptive tear emotion similar landscape featured film evolving season metaphor destiny continent undergoing profound change yvette marie bassoléferdinand bassono burkina faso yvette reality woman village perkouan burkina faso discover daily chore environment thought killed amil shivji tanzania killed offer glimpse life lower class congolese immigrant toronto shot murdered outside workplace mother police officer find see different life city afroscope amanar tamasheq lluís escartín spain dimanche à brazzaville enric bach adriá monés spain ensayo final para utopía andrés duque spain lidentité nationale valérie osouf france kinyarwanda alrick brown usa otra noche en la tierra david muñoz spain los pasos dobles isaki lacuesta spain témoignages de l’autre côté estrella sendra spain tibayou garmi octavi royo spain vol spécial fernand melgar switzerland africa rhythm africa beat samaki wanne spain mama áfrica mika kaurismäki south africa el gusto safinez bousbia algeria panarábica alhayat al yawmiyya fi qariya suriyya omar amiralay syria recycle mahmoud al massad jordannetherlands sector zero nadim mishlawi united arab emirateslebanon tufan fi balad albaath omar amiralay syriafrance yamo ramus nihawi lebanon animáfrica tengers michael j rix south africa el viaje de saïd coke riobóo spain give spray abd elgawad egypt honayns shoe mohamed ghazala egypt humburgun ahmad salah belal egypt jai bu du café dans un café saïd bouftass morocco lenfant roi mohamed houssine grayaâ tunisia lami ya bon rachid bouchareb france le aventures de guéde idrissa diabaté côte divoirefrance madagascar carnet de voyage bastien dubois france kokoa moustapha alassane nígerfrance sacou wala boutel ibrahima niang alias piniang senegal tale blackheart gang south africa trip nisren abasherannelisa lippolbt germany sudan varavarankely sitraka randriamahaly madagascar algeria year history cinema abna alrih brahim tsaki algeria bab el web merzak allouache algeriafrancealemaniaswitzerland le bay dalger hassen ferhani algeriafrance barakat djamila sahraou algeriafrance la chine est encore loin malek bensmaïl algeriafrance dans le silence je sen rouler la terre mohamed lakhdar tati algeriafrance omar gatlato merzak allouache algeria rachida yamina bachir chouikh algeriafrance tahia ya didou mohamed zinet algeria youcef ou la légende du septième dormant mohamed chouikh algeriafrance cinema metropolis karim na sala idrissa ouedraogo burkina fasofranceswitzerland bab alhadid youssef chahine egypt borom sarret ousmane sembène senegalfrance bye bye africa mahamatsaleh haroun francechad come back africa lionel rogosin south africausa contrascity djibril diop mambéty senegal l’esprit de mopti moussa ouane malifrance hospedes da noite licinio azevedo mozambiqueportugal macadam tribu zeka laplaine democratic republic congoportugalfrance moi un noir jean rouch france na cidade vazia maria joão ganga angolaportugalfrance rom wa la n’touma tariq teguia algeriafrancealemania sea point day françois verster south africa un transport en commun dyana gaye senegalfrance trésors de poubelles samba félix ndiaye senegal triomf michael raeburn south africafrance udju azul di yonta flora gomes guineabissauportugalfrance la vie est belle mweze ngangurabenoît lamy democratic republic congofrancebelgium viva riva djo tunda wa munga democratic republic congo wwwwhat wonderful world faouzi bensaïdi moroccofrancegermany abderrahmane sissako’s little film library todos no llamamos alí rainer werner fassbinder federal republic germany la infancia de iván andrei tarkovsky soviet union kid charles chaplin usa le llamaban trinidad enzo barboni italy le retour dun aventurier moustapha alassane niger ficip selection fuego sobre el mármara david segarra soler venezuela le invisibles ishtar yasin costa ricahaiti tribute chris marker le statue meurent aussi chris marker france griot best feature film tey alain gomis griot best director matière grise kivu ruhorahoza griot best female actor soufia issami rôle in sur la planche griot best male actor saul williams rôle tey griot best documentary gangster project teboho edkins honorable mention bîr d’eau walkmovie djamil beloucif best short film sur la route du paradis uda benyamina honorable mention brûleurs farid bentoumi young jury award best short film kaa el bir moez ben hassen audience award mohamed diab signis award matière grisse kivu ruhorahoza honorable mention sur la planche leila kilani asfaan andalusia audiovisual festival association honorary prize african director moviemaking career merzak allouache asecan andalusia cinema writer association critic honorary prize best fiction feature film skoonheid olivier hermanus cordoba ciudad solidaria cordoba solidarity city award vol spécial fernand melgar honorable mention hospedes da noite licinio azevedo african dream sylvia perel tanya valette caroline kamya side strait andrés duque ishtar yasin gutiérrez samir ardjoum special jury asecan andalusia cinema writer association jury guillermo rojas rivadulla manuel ángel jiménez arévalo michèle solle signis jury guido convent córdoba ciudad solidaria cordoba solidarity city award jury consuelo serrano cruz roja jesús garcía asociación andaluza por la solidaridad la paz josé santofimia kasumay pablo blanco grupo jaima iván barrón elmat young jury catalogue th fcat córdoba córdoba african film festival website catalogue th fcat córdoba