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by Jean-Marie Téno / Cameroon and France / 2003 / 45mins Unlike any wedding video you've ever seen, Teno's sharp eye captures every uncomfortable moment in a polygamous marriage ceremony.
by Zola Maseko / South Africa / 2002 / 29mins In 1960, Edward Simelane won a prize for his remarkable sculpture. He did not know that the contest was strictly for whites. While the committee decided to give him the award, it created a nation-wide outcry.
by Alain Gomis / Senegal and France / 2002 / 15mins This beautifully composed and poignant exploration of childhood wonder and philosophical inquiry follows an eight-year old Senegalese girl as she figures out life’s little mysteries.
by Benny Malapa / France / 2002 / 20mins Tony is an African immigrant in Paris who dreams of becoming a rap star in this thoughtful drama about strife and realization. Not getting any results from industry bigwigs, he decides to work with a producer from the ghetto.
by Kramo-Lanciné Fadika / Ivory Coast / 1993 / 100mins A traffic cop named Ali very unexpectedly wins the lottery. Only one problem: the winning ticket has disappeared. As Ali looks high and low for help, his quest turns hilariously allegorical, acting as pure satire of the African Dream of socioeconomic success.
by Saint Pierre Yaméogo / Burkina Faso and France / 2003 / 90mins Mamadi, an African student in Paris, finds a stash of drugs while working as a parking attendant.
by Mama Keïta / France, Guinea and Senegal / 2003 / 95mins After avenging the death of his best friend, Alfa returns home to Guinea not only to escape the brother of the person he's killed, but also to discover Africa.
by Idrissou Mora Kpai / Benin, France and Germany / 2003 / 62mins The director, a member of the Wassangari tribe of northern Benin, returns to his village after ten years following the death of his father. Having lived in a sex-segregated society, he finally gets to know his sister and mother, and what he learns surprises him.
