5pm | Sunday, September 14, 2025. | Alliance Française Lagos, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi | Free Entry.
For our September event, Screen Out Loud explores the notion of family through three short films from across Africa with stops in Mali, Egypt and Nigeria.
Come and experience a range of emotions as the filmmakers reflect on community, belonging, oppression, and liberation through their characters: Who do you consider family, and how far would you go for them?
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, September 14 at Alliance Française Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre. Screening starts at 5pm prompt (doors open at 4.30pm). Tell a friend and bring two more!
ABOUT THE FILMS
GARIBOU (dir. Seydou Cisse; 20′)
In the marketplace of a Malian village, a young “Garibou” named Baillo begs every day on behalf of his caretaker, the Moualim. In the evening, the Moualim imposes terror over Baillo and the other children of the Koranic school. To escape this tyranny, Baillo takes refuge in his imagination. But when his barely 6-year-old brother Sékou is placed with the Moualim, nothing can turn Baillo away from the unbearable reality of their condition. (Fiction/Comedy)
HENET WARD (dir. Morad Mostafa; 23′) – View Trailer
Halima, a Sudanese woman lives in Egypt and works as a henna painter. On a regular working day she goes to one of Giza’s local areas to prepare a bride for her wedding. She is accompanied by Ward, her 7-year-old daughter who starts to wander around and discover the place. (Fiction/Drama/Comedy)
AYỌ̀ (dir. Adéọlá Ọlágúnjú; 31′) – View Trailer
In the shadow of life’s ongoing struggle, a different kind of revolution blooms: the revolution of shared joy. Told through the lens of a mother and her son, AYỌ̀ [Joy] presents communal joy as “post-activism”––a vital, sustained practice of cultivating hope. The story follows Salewa and Segun as they discover that connection and celebration, fostered through dance and food amidst their longings for socio-economic and political change, are not mere distractions but the very wellspring of resilience. It reveals how the intentional cultivation of shared joy sustains hope itself. (Fiction/Drama/Dance).
Screen Out Loud – Lagos promotes independent cinema from around the world and encourages discourse around film and the moving image. Don’t miss our regular screenings at the Alliance Française de Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre.
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Alliance Française de Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre (or @af.lagos) is a Nigerian-run non-profit institution dedicated to the promotion of French language and francophone cultures, which also provides support to the local arts community. It provides French language classes and promotes an alternative model for culture.