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by Daniel Cattier / Zimbabwe and Belgium / 2004 / 18mins June 1960. A young Congolese boxer accompanied by his older brother come to Brussels to compete in the final of the Afro-European middleweight championship.
by Cheick Fantamady Camara / Guinea / 2004 / 32mins Be Kunko (which means everybody's problem) depicts the spiral of violence that a group of teenagers fall into as they struggle to survive from day-to-day in a Guinean refugee camp in the capital of Conakry.
by Seke Somolu / Nigeria / 2004 / 16mins A man in financial distress is left with few options and must turn to his family for help in this microcosmic look at middle-class life in Nigeria today.
by Raso Ganemtoré / Burkina Faso / 2004 / 30mins When Safi’s mother dies giving birth, she is left, at the age of eight, with a newly born baby in her arms. She must save him from the local ancient tradition of killing orphan babies to spare the evil eye.
by Teddy Mattera / South Africa / 2004 / 98mins A young rural man, with a talent for mourning at funerals, comes to Johannesburg to attend the university. Due to a series of mishaps, he misses his registration, and ends up with his crooked uncle in Soweto.
by Jean-Marie Téno / Cameroon / 2004 / 78mins Germany's genocidal war against the Herrero people in Namibia was a precursor to the policies of the Nazi regime. The film shows a bold exploration of Germany's "African past."
by Clarence Delgado / Senegal / 1991 / 80mins Based on a novel by Ousmane Sembene, Niiwam recounts the travails of a young couple’s attempts to save the life of their infant son.
by Cheik Doukoure / Guinea and France / 1992 / 90mins A young boy pursues his dream of sports stardom while growing up in West Africa.
