FRANCOPHONE AFRICA

Makala

Emmanuel Gras
France · 2017

This transfixing documentary road movie follows a young Congolese man through the making, transporting, and selling of charcoal to support his family.

“A mesmerizing, lyrical descent into a cycle of survival.” – Indiewire

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Wùlu

Daouda Coulibaly
France/Senegal · 2016

The rise and rise of a young drug trafficker takes on a new level of jeopardy when civil war convulses Mali in this gangster thriller with a sharp political edge.

“Like a Malian riff on Scarface… an auspicious debut.” – Variety

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Félicité

Alain Gomis
France/Belgium/Senegal · 2017

A singer in a Kinshasa bar has her life thrown into turmoil when her son is involved in an accident.

“A sensual, sometimes hopeful, sometimes disturbing, urban tapestry with threads of image, sound, poetry and song” – Variety

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French Cinema

Visit the City of Lights in two distinctive, stylish – and utterly different – films.

Presented in co-operation with the Institut Français and the Embassy of France

Nocturama

Bertrand Bonello
France/Germany/Belgium · 2016

Controversial thriller following an enigmatic group of young radicals who coordinate a series of terrorist attacks in Paris and then hide out in a vast deserted department store.

“A hypnotic portrait of youth in revolt.” – Indiewire

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The Paris Opera
L’Opéra

Jean-Stéphane Bron
Switzerland/France · 2017

This fascinating, candid documentary goes behind the scenes of the Paris Opera, following the array of personnel – management, performers, costumers, cleaning crew – who work to create a breathtaking spectacle night after night.

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