YAFMA West-Afrika

Come and discover young and promising film talent from West Africa! 

IN THE ALUMINUM VILLAGE
2022, Onésiphore Mahoulome Adonai, Benin, 13 min.
Language: Ditamari. Subtitles: English
Bernardin Sabadago is an educated young man looking for work. Unemployed, he ends up joining his community in the very unhealthy aluminium production in Benin.

RESILIENCE
2022, Pierre Maurice Lopy, Senegal, 13 min.
Language: Wolof. Subtitles: English
Ndeye Aminata Seck is a mother of three. She cooks meals early in the morning, which she sells in her canteen until evening. Her motto is: I borrow nothing and never beg.

A STONE CRUSHER’S SONG
2022, Dorcas Bello, Nigeria, 9 min.
Spoken: Hausa. Subtitles: English
While crushing stones into gravel for the construction industry, she sings the old Hamsatu Izang to ease the hard work. A local music producer heard her song and suddenly she became famous on social media.

THE GOLDEN SEEDS
2022, David Boanuch, Ghana, 19 min.
Spoken: English. Subtitles: English
The film was made together with Tony's Chocolonely and brings cocoa farmers to the foreground. They stress the importance of equitable trade and that a just future is only possible when every voice is heard.

SUMARA MARE
2022, Samira Vera-Cruz, Kaap Verdië, 8 min.
Spoken: Creole. Subtitles: English
With a dance performance, a mother and daughter point out the destruction of the environment. They tell the audience how they survive by selling beach sand, knowing its negative impact on nature, their health and the economy.

Sunday 23rd of April from 14:00 to 15:00 in M Leuven. Tickets.