The trial of Pierre Goldman, a fiery and controversial figure of revolutionary left-wing activism holds in 1975. Guilty of numerous charges, yet he proclaims his innocence in a double murder accusation.
‘Faaji Agba’ is a six-year journey by film-maker Remi Vaughan-Richards following seven 68- to 85-year old Yoruba master musicians in Lagos, Nigeria. They were forgotten by society until Kunle Tejuoso, owner of Jazzhole Records, follows a trail to rediscover them, and the FAAJI AGBA COLLECTIVE is born.
In an era after the 1960s, the authorities of the “outer planets” sent the famous secret agent Lemmy Caution on a mission to Alphaville, a dehumanized city a few light years away from Earth. Caution is in charge of neutralizing Professor von Braun, the almighty master of Alphaville…
A rebellious young revolutionary becomes involved with a young Indian-Zanzibari girl escaping an oppressive arranged marriage. Denge, a frustrated and rebellious young man meets Yasmin, a young Indian-Zanzibari girl in the middle of the night as she is on her way to be betrothed to a man three times her age. This sparks a series of missed opportunities for the forlorn lovers.
.After graduating from the École nationale d’administration, Arthur Vlaminck lands a job as speechwriter in the Foreign Ministry.
In hellish Casablanca, the burning love story between has-been rocker Larsen and the streetwise amazon Rajae sets ablaze a crazy Moroccan underworld in this story of passion, trauma and rock n’ roll.
THE LAST QUEEN is inspired by the legendary Queen Zaphira, and intends to flesh out her hitherto underreported yet contested place in the history of Algeria.
Director Youssef Chebbi delivers an artistic masterpiece that is relatable across borders, putting the viewer through a range of emotions until the last minute. ASHKAL was awarded the Étalon d’or de Yennenga at Fespaco 2023.
For this year’s #ArtCinemaDay, we are delighted to present the beautiful documentary by Alain Ughetto. The stop-motion animation film spirals through personal stories of love, labour, loss, war, and paradise.
Not far from Timbuktu, now ruled by religious fundamentalists, Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima, his daughter Toya, and Issan, their twelve-year-old shepherd. In town, the inhabitants suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists determined to control their faith. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. Women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family seem to be spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu. But their destiny changes when Kidane accidentally kills Amadou, the fisherman who slaughtered “GPS,” his beloved cow. He now has to face the new laws of the foreign occupants.
