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AVANT-GARDE

“Avant-Garde ” focuses on films that challenge conventional narratives and present innovative and cutting-edge perspectives. This category seeks to highlight works that question established norms, offering unique and provocative approaches to diverse themes. It is a space for experimentation and originality, where the most daring voices in contemporary cinema are celebrated.

Déja Nu

Déja Nu

Director: Rolf Hellat Producers: Pape Etienne Diatta, Rolf Hellat Sound design: Oscar Parcival Van Hoogevest With: Laetitia Ky, Sylvia Outtara, Doudou Touré, Alphoumar Diallo Côte d'Ivoire / 2023 / 14'19 "Déjà Nu" is an audiovisual poem about the appreciation of transiency, the recognition of the body, the ensoulement of nature, euphoria and loss. It is an associative work of polycultural sentiments. The film was produced in Côte d'Ivoire, Sénégal, Guinea, and Switzerland.

Here ends the world we've known

Here ends the world we've known

Director and writer: Anne-Sophie Anne-Sophie Nanki With: Lorianne Alamijawari Alamijawari Guadeloupe / 2022 / 24'52 1645. Wars between Amerindians and French rage in Guadeloupe. Ibátali, a young woman indigenous Kalinago, meets Olaudah, a brown fugitive Yoruba. She starts a long way from alienation to colonial society to emancipation. But is it willing to pay the heavy price of the freedom?

Sirene - Mermaids

Sirene - Mermaids

Director and writer: Sarah Malléon Producer: Nicolas Lecx With: Julien Beramis, Patrick Hierso, Jade Cyrille Martinique / 2023 / 16' Daniel is a widowed father who lives in northern Martinique with his 8-year-old daughter, Soraya. Fisherman and restaurateur, he tries to make ends meet in a town hit by a strong economic and social crisis. His daily life is turned upside down the day his daughter decides to summon mermaids using a conch of lambi.

Atopias

Atopias

Directors: Daniela Yohannes, Julien Beramis Writers: Daniela Yohannes, Julien Beramis Producers: Guadeloupe / 2023 / 27' In 'Atopias: The Homeless Wanderer,' a Black woman embarks on a meditative journey through the wild Caribbean landscapes, confronting dreamlike memories and traumatic experiences. This exploration of migration, generational memory, and trauma reshapes her voyage, taking her deep into her subconscious, where she encounters her inner child and ventures into ancestral realms.

Bitter Bunde

Bitter Bunde

Director: Juan Gordon Producer: Daniela Galvis Colombia / 2023 / 2'59 Based on the poem "black woman from the bitter bunde" by Miguel A. Caicedo, this film portraits the current state of Quibdó, Colombia 2023 as we listen to a woman's voice that recites the bunde ("Boon.de" a Pacific coast chants) over a lo-fi hip hop beat by Dj113. A dreamy journey to this town abandoned by the government that invite us to visit this beautiful place with big and honest smiles

Era Oculto

Era Oculto

Director: Carlos Vargas With: Isaac Tivane, Paula Matlombe, Ednora Matlombe, Ixon Tivane Mozambique / 2024 / 70'25 "Hidden Era" unfolds in the vibrant city of Maputo, where Rastafari artist Phambi grapples with securing his son's education, perennially on the brink of expulsion due to payment delays. Phambi's artistic journey becomes a compelling narrative, showcasing the challenges and triumphs of an artist navigating the unique landscape of Mozambique.

Expresso parador

Expresso parador

Director: JV Santos Writers: João Pedro Zabeti, JV Santos, Laís Lage, Lidiane Oliveira, Peterson Oliveira, Phellipe Azevedo, Wallace Lino Producers: Arame Farpado Filmes, Brabíssima Produções, WDO Produções Brazil / 2023 / 25' In Rio de Janeiro, the worst public transport system in the world, Lidiane Oliveira, a 30-year-old black actress, resident of Jardim Palmares, crosses the city on a bus. She needs to audition for a soap opera, a children's theater gig at the mall and even debut her show.

Prima and Lebsi

Prima and Lebsi

Director ans writer: Welket Bungué Producers: André Lourenço With: Nádia Yracema, Carla Monteiro, Joãozinho da Costa, Bruno Huca Editor: Paula Trojany, Ana Costa, Elisabete Mendes Portugal / 2021 / 25' Prima and Lebsi are dreamy women, created from greater Lisbon. An unexpected affair intertwines them, revealing a life style that involves parallel relationships with people and beliefs, in an atmosphere full of hedonism, desires and contradictions.

Lumbalu Agonia

Lumbalu Agonia

Director and writer: Jorge Pérez, Jorge Pérez Producer: Jorge Pérez, MIN Company With: Catalina Herrera, Malka Cassiani, Rosalina Cañate, Jose Perez Colombia / 2020 / 14'30 Facing the ruin that invades her house, the dying state of Felipa, and the constant visits of Juan's soul in pain, Filomena makes Eva realize the mistake she made in refusing to perform Juan's Lumbalú when he died.

Unless we dance

Unless we dance

Directors: Hanz Rippe Gabriele, Fernanda Pineda Palencia Writers: Hanz Rippe Gabriele, Fernanda Pineda Palencia, Daniel Alberto Sánchez Producer: Fernanda Pineda Palencia Colombia / 2023 / 14'34 Jonathan (Bonays), an Afro dance teacher, undertakes an initiative to rescue young people from the crime that stalks Quibdó, a city with the highest homicide rates in Colombia. This is how Black Boys Chocó emerged, a dance company where hundreds of young people face brutal destinies through a passion.

Pirinha

Pirinha

Director and writer: Natasha Craveiro Producer: Emilia Wojciechowska With: Luciény Kaabral, Paola Rodrigues, Vicência Delgado, Rosy Timas, Mayra Almeida, Rony Fernandes Cabo Verde / 2024 / 60' Pirinha is a young woman's journey through the recesses of her subconscious in search of herself and coming to terms with her past. On her journey, she encounters the so-called 'evil' creatures from Cape Verdean folklore that she feared so much as a child, only to discover that "true evil" has its roots

Yuri

Yuri

Director: Baky DIA Writers: Rahul Bhalla, Baky Dia Producer: Baky Dia With: Jonas Dinal, Demba Diaw, Adeline Lo Piccolo, France / 2022 / 12'07 Chris Dolo is a technical engineer for Aqua-Space, a company involved in several polemics about the privatization of drinking water and the lack of it everywhere. He is also the father of Yuri Dolo, an 11-year-old genius with a passion for astrophysics who dreams of another life in the stars. As we follow our two characters in their daily lives...

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