Impressions d'Afrique

Six programmes, six themes... and the work of 26 creators, to give an overview of filmmaking in Africa, from north to south.
Each of these 29 short films is an insight into a complex, multifaceted continent, astonishing in its vibrancy and variety.

North African childhood

Quand le soleil fait tomber les moineaux
by Hassan Legzouli
La Falaise
by Faouzi Bensaidi
Premier Noël
by Kamel Cherif
Avril
by Raja Amari

Movies from North Africa were selected by Michel Amarger.

Lifelines

Aïd el Kébir
by Karin Albou
Déjà Vu
by Aziz Salmy
En Face
by Medhi Ben Attia and Zina Modiao
Le Festin
by Mohamed Damak
Un Rire de trop
by Ibrahim Letaief

The Initiation

Yiri Kan/La Voix du bois
by Issiaka Konaté
Les Écuelles
by Idrissa Ouedraogo
Picc Mi
by Mansour Sora Wade
Portrait d’un jeune homme qui se noie
by Teboho Mahlatsi
La Musique qui m’a sauvé la vie
by Jean-Émilien Rakotonandrasana

Tales & Legends

Bon Voyage Sim
by Moustapha Alassane
L’Enfant terrible
by Kadiatou Konaté
La Princesse Yennega
by Claude Le Gallou
Samba le Grand
by Moustapha Alassane
Le Crapaud chez ses Beaux-parents
by Kibushi N’djate Wooto
La Femme mariée à trois Hommes
by Célia Sawadogo and Danièle Roy
La Geste de Ségou
by Mambaye Coulibaly

Toys & Games

Le Jeu
by Abderrahmane Sissako
Bilakoro
by Dany Kouyaté, Issa et Sékou Traoré
À Nous la Rue
by Moustapha Dao
Souko
by Issiaka Konaté

Animal tales

Le Neveu du Peintre
by Moustapha Dao
L’Enfant et le Caïman
by Moustapha Dao
L’Œuf
by Moustapha Dao
Kokoa
by Moustapha Alassane