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by Ermias Woldeamlak / Ethiopia / 2000 / 30mins During the Derg Period in Ethiopia, artist Alazar provides safety for his politically involved friend Jonas.
by Manu Kurewa / UK and Zimbabwe / 1998 / 26mins A car crash in the Zimbabwean bush brings about a chance encounter between two men who have never met on equal terms.
by Manu Kurewa / UK and Nigeria / 1997 / 20mins Mordecai and Margaret have both sought refuge in London from the political unrest in Nigeria. Their lives are punctuated by television newsreel of the capture and then state execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a political activist in their home country.
by Owell A. Brown / Ivory Coast and France / 1997 / 6mins Joey and Lisa are two ordinary lovers, but their lives are turned upside down when they meet Max, a checkout clerk at a gas station. Hyped media has turned Max into a paranoiac living in fear of being attacked by black thieves.
by Celine Gilbert / Tanzania and Zimbabwe / 2000 / 30mins Surrender is a story about Amri, a man trapped between the traditional role of the family man his father expects him to fulfill, and his personal desire for Mashua, a local fisherman.
by Nick Hughes / Rwanda, Kenya and UK / 2000 / 96mins Young lovers become separated after Hutus attack their Tutsi neighbors in Rwanda.
by Eliane De Latour / Ivory Coast and France / 2002 / 110mins Toussaint and Nixon are teenage pals who can't find jobs. After accidentally committing murder, they join the Bronx, a gang that rules the ghetto of Barbes.
by Alain Gomis / France and Senegal / 2001 / 90mins Set in Paris, this film centers on El Hadj, a young Senegalese student whose legal residency has come to an end. He is torn between his wish to remain in Paris and his desire to return home and serve his country.
by Mansour Sora Wade / Senegal and France / 2001 / 90mins For many months, a strange mist has enshrouded a small Senegalese fishing village. In this setting, two childhood friends compete for the love of the beautiful Maxoye.
