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The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí Director: Abbesi Akhamie Writer: Abbesi Akhamie Producer: Yety Omotomilola Akinola Nigeria / 2024 / 16'20 Short Film In the whimsical pan-African community of Alkebulan, a brilliant scholar plots revenge after discovering her fiancé's engagement to another woman.	Love, Joy & Power: Tools For Liberation Director: Daresha Kyi Producer: Trevite Willis United States / 2025 / 95´ Documentary Love, Joy & Power (formerly Black Voters Matter) is a feature length documentary about the co-founders of the Black Voters Matter Fund, Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, the work they do to empower African American communities especially in the rural south, and the crucial role they played in flipping Georgia from red to blue in the 2020 Presidential election and the 2021 Georgia Senate Runoffs as well as...	Sugar island Director: Johanné Gómez Terrero Writer: Johanné Gómez Terrero Producers: Fernando Santos Diaz, David Baute Dominican Republic / 2024 / 91' Feature Film An unwanted pregnancy, triggers the journey into adulthood for Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in the Batey, a community surrounded by sugarcane fields.
Omen Director: Baloji Writer: Baloji Producer: Baloji RD Congo, Belgium / 2023 / 90' Feature Film Following Koffi’s return to his birthplace after he has been ostracized by his family, ‘Omen’ explores the weight of beliefs on one’s destiny through four characters accused of being witches and sorcerers, all of them inter-twined and guiding each other into the phantasmagoria of Africa.	Sequence Director: Chiro- Claudia Castellanos Hernández Writer, Producer: Chiro- Claudia Castellanos Hernández Colombia / 2024 / 15'21 Short Film María and Milena are sisters who work the land in the Montes de María region. One day, after harvesting some food, they are confronted by uniformed men who are searching for "valuable information" about a new armed group that roams their village. In the aftermath, a bunch of bananas and a red cap remain as the only evidence of these women.	The Adventures of Angosat Director: Resem Verkron, Marc Serena Writer: Isis Hembe Producers: João Carlos Domingos, Marc Serena Angola, Spain / 2025 / 34'30 Short Fiction Man Ré dreams of traveling the outer space... and what if this happens? Angola launched in 2017 its first satellite into space... and got lost. “The Adventures of Angosat” is a retelling of this dream. An indie musical film written and performed by Isis Hembe, one of the most renowned Angolan urban artists.
The Dog Director: Baker Karim Writer: Baker Karim Producers: Olivier Guerpillon, Helene Hillerström Miksche, Appie Matere, Camilla Läckberg Kenya, Sweden / 2024 / 106' Feature Film MZ is a small-time drug dealer working the frantic streets of the coastal city of Mombasa in Kenya. He hired to drive a young escort, Kadzo, to and from her assignments, with the instruction to not, under a circumstances, get involved with her. But he falls in love with her and sets his mind to rescue her from situation...	Mansos Director: Juliana Segóvia Writer: Juliana Segóvia Producer: Raylla Borges Photographer: Kelven Queiroz Brazil / 2024 / 20' Short Film Benedita is a young woman who grew up with a mark in her past: the murder of her mother, Tereza. Benedita, now leader, will make her mother's fight count in an incessant search for revenge.	Akababuru: Expression of astonishment Director: Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí Writer: Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí Producer: Laura Giraldo Mira Colombia / 2025 / 13'33 Short Film Kari, an indigenous girl who is afraid to laugh, meets Kera, who shares with her the myth of Kiraparamia, a woman punished by the gods for laughing at her husband. Kera reinterprets this and tells her that laughing set her free. Inspired, Kari uses laughter to confront those who bother her.
Zanatany, When soulless shrouds whisper Directors: Hachimiya AHAMADA writer: Hachimiya AHAMADA Producers: Manon Coubia, Jeremy Van der Haegen, Charlotte Vincent Photographer: Charlotte Michel Belgium / 2024 / 27' Short Fiction Madagascar. Majunga. December 1976. A wind of revolt sweeps through the city. Ali, a second-incommand in a bookbinding workshop, is raising his two daughters alone. One morning, before going to work, he witnesses what seems to be a simple neighborhood quarrel...	IN-OUT Director: Ousmane HANNE, Modou DIENG Writers: Ousmane HANNE, Modou DIENG Producer: Modou DIENG Senegal / 2023 / 19'27 Short Film Nothing is more uncertain than a life we hang on circumstances whose ins and outs escape our will. From life to death, from dawn to dusk, could life be a race with an uncertain and unpredictable outcome? Regardless of our age or social status, we navigate through situations shaped by the environment in which we exist.	My Father and the Beach Director: Marcos Alexandre writer: Marcos Alexandre Producer: Gabriela Correia Brazil / 2024 / 14'19 Short Film In a futuristic Salvador, Kinho's disappointed when his father can't take him to the beach. But the next day, his father surprises him. Although he notices something different in his father's behavior, Kinho enjoys their time.
Embers of anger Director: Kenlo Primate Writer: Kenlo Primate Producer: Sandra Bonino La Réunion / 2024 / 34'23 Short Fiction A few hours before the new year, an ambitious woman, a broken man and a young girl yearning for freedom all face implacable truths. These revelations spark a fire in their souls. Nothing will ever be the same again.	Hurry Up Hurry Up Director: Germain Le Carpentier Writers: Daniel Chebani Chamssoudine, Germain Le Carpentier, Kader Abdou Producer: Daniel Chebani Chamssoudine Mayotte / 2024 / 25'54 Short Documentary An old tire is running in the historical tire race of Mayotte where the destinies of two women will cross paths under a heavy, blistering sun.	Fighting Giants Director: Oluwaseun Babalola Writer: Oluwaseun Babalola Producers: Oluwaseun Babalola, Damilola Aleje United States / 2024 / 8'31 Short Film Based on true events, Abi has arrived in Sierra Leone to help her mother, Mama Amy, search for her missing sister in Freetown. When it's time for Abi to carry the weight of the two, both realize they are not on grief's journey alone.
Chikha - Queen Director: Ayoub Layoussifi, Zahoua Raji Writer: Yamina Zarou, Ayoub Layoussifi, Raji Raji Producer: David Azoulay Morocco / 2024 / 24' Short Film FATINE, a young girl of 17, lives with her mother, NADIA – who is a chikha(1)¬ - in Azemmour, Morrocco. She has just passed her baccalaureate exams and she’s torn between two opposing paths: either committing to the family’s artistic tradition, or a more risk-averse life with her boyfriend, who scorn her heritage.	Unknown Director: Ahmed Zitouni Writer: Hakim Traidia Producer: Smail Lif Cinematographer: Ahmed Talantikit Algeria / 2024 / 13'50 Short Film Salima, is an independent artist. One evening, when she returns home, she finds a cell phone. He rings, she answers. A voice demands its restitution. The calls are repeated. Salima, anxious, gradually sinks into a situation that she cannot control.	Reef People Directors: Mariana Rivera, David Betancourt Colombia / 2023 / 26' Short Documentary "Reef People" is a captivating documentary short film that illustrates a parallel between two unique places in Colombia: the Archipelago of San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina in the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Tribuga in the Pacific coast of the country. As part of the National Plan for Marine Scientific Expeditions of the Colombian Ocean Commission...
Learning to Dream Director: Vitor Bitencourt Rocha Writer: Vitor Bitencourt Rocha Producer: Vitor Bitencourt Rocha Brazil / 2025 / 82´ Documentary When Indigenous, maroon and other ghetto resident students dream about being accepted into a university, encouraged by the racial quotas policy, they take with them ancestral knowledge and worldviews that can teach academia a lot. The movie follows the evolution of the characters between 2016 and 2023, on an exciting journey of overcoming and social transformation.	Romula Director: Juan Felipe León Producer: Carlos Arias Colombia / 2025 / 25' Short Film A group of Afro women, leaders of the Yurumanguí River, get together to carry out a Theater-Memory exercise. The play they create talks about Romula, a woman who in the past fought against slavery during colonization. However, now more than ever she also speaks of the present and her current struggles around the armed conflict in her territory.	Under my skin Director: Pascal Tessaud Writer: Pascal Tessaud Producer: Pascal Tessaud France / 2025 / 99' Feature Film Back to his hood in the North Side of Marseille, South of France, Kaleem accepts a job in construction. He reconnects with his best friend Rachad who wants to hire him as manager in his new sport center. Kaleem is training hard Krump and meets a mysterious greek architect : Marie.
The Afro Mexpats Director: Ebony Marie Bailey Producers: Ebony Marie Bailey, Andalusia K Soloff, Latino Public Broadcasting Mexico / 2024 / 16'35 Short Documentary The pandemic has fueled a “Blaxit”: Black Americans fed up with US racism and rising housing costs are leaving the American dream behind. Many are seeking refuge in Mexico, but what does “freedom” really look like on the other side? Through the stories of three Black women who have transplanted to Mexico	Fitofascias Directors: Petra Ventana, Lucía Benamo Producer: Petra Ventana Editor: Lucía Benamo Argentina-Colombia / 2025 / 8'55 Short Documentary The short film Fitofascias articulates a series of Butoh dance interventions in public spaces, exploring the relationship between body and land, using performance as a means of reflection and creation.	Yadikoon, the little prince Director: Moussa Manou NDIAYE Producer: Emma Sangare Hernandes Senegal / 2023 / 19' Short Film This is the story of Yama, a single mother with an autistic son, Yadikoon, who loses her job the day she brings him to work. Yama finds herself without a source of income while having to manage her life and care for her son, who relies solely on her. In a society where mothers with autistic sons are marginalized and misunderstood, how will Yama juggle her role as a mother
Grace Director: Natalie Jasmine Harris Writer: Natalie Jasmine Harris Producers: Natalie Jasmine Harris, Julia Kennelly, Samiyah Wardlaw, Latavia Young United States / 2024 / 13'30 Short Film Sixteen-year-old Grace prepares for her baptism in the rural 1950's South. When she learns she must repent before the ritual, Grace contemplates her romantic feelings toward her best friend Louise.	The Rising Dawn Director: Nadi Saddy, Nuits Balnéaires Writer: Nuits Balnéaires Producers: Nadi Saddy, Nuits Balnéaires, Surf Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire / 2024 / 59'59 Documentary In a region where the ocean deities are venerated and feared, Souleymane Sidibé is one of the pioneers of a new era for surfing in Côte d'Ivoire. An exceptionally talented surfer, he inspires the youth to overcome inequalities and cultural barriers to access the transformative power of surfing.	Palo alto Director: Andrés Mosquera Writer: Andrés Mosquera Producers: Andrés Mosquera, Sebastián Motta Sound: Mateo Vargas Colombia / 2024 / 9´19 Experimental An anonymous narrator undertakes a journey through Africa, there a kind of sorcerer guides him on his journey where parallel universes, different times and memories meet.
XY Director: Seydina Mouhamed Ndiaye Writer: Seydina Mouhamed Ndiaye, Aichatou Ka Producer: Serigne Abdoul Aziz Diop Senegal / 2024 / 18'23 Short Film Xalil and Yamis, a couple bound by years of love, see their world shattered by the tragic loss of their only daughter. The accident that took her away leaves behind an immense void — a silence so heavy, it almost screams. Since that day, Xalil has withdrawn into himself.	Aprendiz de xamã Mukunã Director: Rodrigo Sena Sena Writers: Rodrigo Sena e Manoel Batista Producers: Arlindo Bezerra Arlindo Bezerra Brazil / 2025 / 25' Short Documentary Mukunã se prepara para convertirse en el chamán de la aldea Potiguara Katu. Las plantas medicinales, más antiguas que los humanos, le sirven de maestras en el cuidado del medio ambiente. La película denuncia la deforestación en el territorio, una amenaza directa para la vida de los indígenas.	58 Years Later (Voices of Today) Directors: Robert Asimba Ngoge, Ras Mutabaruka Producer: Ras Mutabaruka Botwana / 2025 / 60' Documentary "58 Years Later: Voices of Today's Botswana" follows three diverse Batswana youth (all under 40) leaders vying for political seats during the historic 2024 election campaign—a watershed moment that culminated in the unprecedented defeat of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had governed the country uninterrupted since independence some 58 Years ago.
V's Secret Director: Bassma Farah Nancy Producers: Jesuit Cairo Film School, Antonious Bassily, Bassma Nancy Farah, Amir Fahim Egypt / 2024 / 12'50 Short Film Adam, 27, drops his wife’s G-string onto neighbor Bassem’s balcony. Bassem shuts the door, ignoring Adam’s explanation. Convinced Bassem took it, Adam retaliates, breaking a flowerpot. He sneaks into Bassem’s room, leading to a confrontation. But when the G-string is still missing, doubt begins to creep in.	We are Griots Director: Demba Konate Writer: Demba Konate Producer:Khir-Din Grid Cinematographer: Alan Guichaoua France / 2023 / 17´08 Short Film Malik, Daouda's son, wants to marry Mariama. Daouda discovers that their families are from two differents castes : he is a griot when they are noble. Daouda's proud of his heritage which passes across the generations. But maybe his children are through with this.	Civic Director: Dwayne LeBlanc Writer: Dwayne LeBlanc, Nicole Otero Producer: Zane Kalnina United States / 2023 / 19' Short Film CIVIC is a short film that follows Booker on his first trip back home to South Central, L.A. after several years of self-imposed exile. Without any clear motive, or even a warning, Booker returns to the place that holds his origins and the people who shaped him. Framed almost exclusively inside of his car, CIVIC tracks Booker’s
SCIENTIFIC INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE - The contributions of Dr. Héctor Antonio Director: Claudia Marcela Angulo Murcia Writer: Claudia Marcela Angulo Murcia Producers: Claudia Marcela Angulo Murcia, Señal Colombia Colombia / 2024 / 33'34 Short Documentary The creation of the Center for Scientific Research, Biotechnological Development and Integrative Medicine for the Colombian Pacific based in Tumaco, is the dream of the PhD in Neurophysiology, Hector Antonio Angulo for 35 years. This man whose ancestors were the healers of his native village in Barbacoas...	Amanecer La Palabra Director: Nestor Martinez Writer: Samuel Casallas Arévalo Producer: Samuel Casallas Arévalo Colombia / 2025 / 80' Documentary Can the jungle be both inhabited and protected? Through a conversation with a rural women’s leader, an Indigenous leader, and an Afro‑Colombian leader, we will share stories that help us understand that the Colombian Amazon is a diverse space—not only in terms of flora and fauna, but also in the cultures that now shape it and the communities who build their homes...	Unvirtuous Director: Chloé Aicha Boro Writer: Chloé Aicha Boro Producer: Chloé Aicha Boro Burkina Faso / 2025 / 97' Feature Film In Burkina Faso, against the backdrop of advancing jihadists, Natie, a self-conscious teenage girl, accidentally discovers that her grandmother married a man she did not love. In her quest to mend her grandmother’s broken fate, Natie also hopes to find herself. Will she succeed in breaking free ?
i bɔyɔrɔ? Director: Abraham Kamara Writer: Abraham Kamara Producer: Mohamed Sangaré Mali / 2025 / 56'49 Documentary This is the story of a young student, lost in her hometown and unaware of her own traditions. After experiencing situations where she feels helpless and unable to express herself about her roots, she decides to embark on a journey to rediscover her heritage and reconnect with her origins. This personal quest leads her to meaningful encounters and a profound reevaluation of her identity.	The Last Harvest Director: Nuno Boaventura Miranda Writer: Nuno Boaventura Miranda Producer: Pedro Soulé Cabo Verde / 2025 / 22' Short Film The Last Harvest" is a short film that follows three characters navigating life within Lisbon's Cape Verdean immigrant community. The film delves into their connection to memories, nostalgia, and their ways of coping with loss, abandonment, and the complexities of life as emigrants in an urban environment.	The Final Round Director: Lisa A Maydwell Writer: Lisa A Maydwell Producers: Lisa A Maydwell, Robert Sciglimpaglia United States / 2024 / 70'10 Documentary Robert W. Lee was charged with taking 338,000.00 in bribes from promoters and managers to fix ratings and sanction fights. The truth is now revealed about the selective racist prosecution.
Pied-à-terre Director: Badewa Ajibade Writer: Badewa Ajibade Producer: Badewa Ajibade Nigeria / 2024 / 29'46 Short Fiction When Florence receives a letter from her lover, Agnes, she tries to process its contents in a way that only her subconscious can help her. As she reads on, the lines between her conscious and subconscious mind start to blur until she finds it almost impossible to tell them apart.	Oríkì Oshun Director: Elena Herminia Guzman Writer: Elena Herminia Guzman, Essence Tiara London, Solimar Otero, Maria E Hamilton Abegunde Producers: Essence Tiara London, Bex Oluwatoyin Thompson United States / 2025 / 14'55 Experimental An experimental visual praise poem dedicated to Orisha Oshun, the mother of the sweet waters. Oríkì Oshun uses sacred stories, drumming, and ritual to weave a divine visual tapestry.	On the Traces of Cruel City Director: Tamnou Koloko, Sarah Dauphine Tchouatcha Writers: Tamnou Koloko, Sarah Dauphine Tchouatcha Producers: Sarah Dauphine Tchouatcha, Yannick Deubou, Yves Chatap Cameroon / 2025 / 61'19 Documentary Two teenagers wander around Mbalmayo (Cameroon), following in the footsteps of the places that inspired Mongo Beti when writing his anti-colonial novel: Cruel City. As they wander, certain passages from the book appear...
On the Threshold of Infinity Directors: Rubén Abruña, Juan Carlos García Writers: Rubén Abruña, Juan Carlos García Producers: Rubén Abruña, Juan Carlos García Puerto Rico / 2025 / 27' Short Documentary "On the Threshold of Infinity" explores the relationship between the abstract and geometric art of Puerto Rican artist Elí Barreto Talavera and his Afro-Caribbean worldview, centered on the Ifá Oracle.	Macongo: The African Cordoba Director: Pablo Cesar Writer: Pablo Cesar Producer: Cesar Productions Argentina / 2023 / 113' Documentary A researcher takes a tour of the Province of Córdoba, interviewing historians, ethnologists, anthropologists, and some brave elders with memories about the African roots in the place. A Province that had 60% of the Afro-descendant population around 1850.	Love Through The Lens Director: Donna Sibande Writer: Donna Sibande Producers: Zukiswa Boyce, Donna Sibande South Africa / 2024 / 20' Short Film Two lonely souls accidentally connect during a corona-virus outbreak, they find love in each other, until tragedy strikes and one of them gets infected. In a world where they’re not allowed to be together, due to the heavy lockdown restrictions, will they overcome the pandemic and be together?
La ballade de saturne Directors: Fama Alla Dieng, Ismaela Camara, Ramata Sy, Ibrahima Ndiaye, Providencia Lauren Sanou Producer: Emma Sangare Senegal / 2025 / 20'52 Short Film Mounir, an expert in cyber security, sees his life change on the day of his thirtieth birthday. Jealous of the love their mother has for her brother, Awa, Mounir's deceased twin sister returns to haunt her brother in the hope of staying in the world of the living with their mother.	Bellavista Director: Jhon Vanegas Writer: Jhon Vanegas Producers: Jhon Vanegas, Yulieth Buitrago, Estefania Bedoya Pineda Cinematographer: Jhon Vanegas, Fredy Cortez Colombia / 2024 / 15' Experimental "Bella, a survivor of the Bojayá massacre, is left deaf and now faces the demons of a society in crisis in present-day Quibdó. She must return to the land where she was born to heal her traumas and reconnect with her ancestral strength."	Is it War ? Director: Timeea Mohamed Ahmed Writer / Productor : Timeea Mohamed Ahmed Sudan / 2024 / 6' Experimental When Jafar is detached from his soul in a surreal journey through a forest , he must mentally escape the brutal truths of his homeland's conflict Sudan and the horrors of war and displacement , before it destroys his mind.
Les crampons de l'espoir Director: Mariama Niang Writer: Amy Niane Producer: Emma Sangare Senegal / 2022 / 22'19 Short Film This is the story of FADIOUCK, a former coach who gave up his career after surviving a terrible shipwreck—the sinking of the Joola ferry off the coast of Senegal—where he lost all the members of his football team. Twenty years after this tragedy, he finds himself facing an unexpected situation when KHADIJA, a 16-year-old aspiring footballer	The Fisherman Director: Zoey Martinson Writer: Zoey Martinson Producers: Kofi Owusu- Afriyie, Korey Jackson Ghana / 2024 / 105´ Feature Film Atta Oko has spent his life as a proud traditional fisherman in rural Ghana. When he is suddenly forced into retirement his life takes a whimsical turn as he is partnered with a modern bougie talking fish. As fishy chaos ensues, Atta and his three quirky "Associates" navigate the vibrant streets of Accra, chasing their shared dream of owning a fishing boat.	Broken Mirrors Director: Othmane Saadouni Writer: Othmane Saadouni Producers: Othmane Saadouni, Gilles Rondot France, Morrocco / 2022 / 67´ Documentary By tracing the work of developing a new choreographic show by choreographer Bouziane Boutildja, the film sheds light on the dancers' questions about identity. It traces their personal stories and their struggles with their families to accept the profession of contemporary dance and hip-hop dance in a conservative Moroccan society that believes in traditional
Neegu Goor Director: Babacar D Diouf Writer: Assane Niang Producer: Emma Sangaré Senegal / 2025 / 16'25 Short Film Habib is an 8-year-old boy, clever and mischievous. He lives with his parents. After witnessing a circumcision scene, he was traumatized by sharp objects. He devised a list of strategies for his parents to avoid undergoing circumcision. One day, he is betrayed by the person he trusted the most—his namesake.	Before the daythe daylight breaks Directors: John Van Aiglon, Twana Sheriya Writer: Twana Sheriya Producer: John Van Aiglon RD Congo / 2024 / 20'13 Short Film The story of Fakau Bilo is that of a man who, despite his experience and status, finds himself powerless against a force beyond his control. A seasoned soldier, he has built his life on mastery and discipline, but when confronted with the prophecy of his imminent death, his world collapses. As he tries to escape his fate, he realizes that every decision he makes...	Brief Tender Light Director: Arthur Musah Writer: Arthur Musah, Kelly Creedon Producer: Arthur Musah, Brook Sitgraves Turner Editor: Keith Fulton, Brian Redondo Ghana / 2023 / 93' Documentary At America's elite MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students as they strive to graduate and become agents of change for their home countries Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Over an intimate, decade-long journey spanning two continents, all must decide how much of America to absorb, how much of Africa...
Beutset Director: Alice Mendy Producer: Rhea Plangg Switzerland / 2023 / 29'57 Short Fiction When a parasite contaminates all the drinking water of Dakar, pills are created to neutralize it. Alioune, a young man can no longer afford them and is exposed to the symptoms of the parasite: Madness and dementia. As the days go by, he realizes that he has never been so lucid, and he begins a journey of political and spiritual awakening.	Barbara Director: Vilma Carla Martins Writer: Heraldo de Deus Brazil / 2025 / 20' Short Film Bárbara is a girl with a special talent for imitations. From a poor family in the countryside, she is the one who brings relief to the everyday problems they face. Inspired by a theater troupe that settles in the city, she begins to dream of being an actress, while teaching her father that there is no hardship that laughter cannot cure.	Ban'a Mayi Director: Maud-Salomé Ekila Bofunda Writer / Productor: Maud-Salomé Ekila Bofunda RD Congo / 2024 / 8' Animation Nia, Okelia, and Shanti are triplets living in Kinshasa. Okelia is different from her sisters because she has albinism. The three sisters are so passionate about the marine world that their father decides to move to Moanda, a Congolese town by the ocean, where they will make a wonderful discovery. Before leaving the city, they pay tribute to Patrice LUMUMBA at his memorial.
At The Edge of Skin Director: Danielle Villanova Writer: Danielle Villanova Producer: Lívia Borges Cinematographer: Bruno Keusen Original score: Edson Secco Brazil / 2024 / 20' Short Documentary "At The Edge of Skin" (20’, 2024, dir. Danielle Villanova) is an observational documentary guided by the lives of Laiz and Joselito, both Black and albino. By juxtaposing Laiz at the height of her 7-year-old childhood and Joselito at 60, the film weaves together and reveals the complex ancestral	Babalawo Director: Cyrill Noyalet Producers: Véronique Siegel, Patrick Hernandez France / 2025 / 56'21 Documentary Babalawo Awè is a healer who practices the FÂ oracle. He lives on the border between Nigeria and Benin. Every Sunday, from his small consulting room, he welcomes a host of patients with problems as varied as illnesses, questions about the future or even existential problems.	Dulce Director: Yurieth Romero, Edgar De Luque Producer: Engee Martinez Colombia / 2025 / 11'28 Short Film Johanna and her mother have established a peculiar caregiving dynamic in the home of Paulina, an elderly woman whose senile dementia has distorted her perception of reality. Terrified by the idea that ants might devour her due to her diabetes, Paulina has constructed a parallel world where these insects pose a deadly threat.
Alafia Director: Cecilia Fontenele Writer: Cecilia Fontenele Producers: Cecilia Fontenele, Luzia Costa, Rodolpho de Barros Cinematographer: Carine Fiúza Music Production/Soundtrack: Marcus da Silva Brazil / 2025 / 15' Short Film The challenges of yet another day in the city lead Sandra, a 28-year-old Black woman, to navigate it under the storyline of three male figures: her young son, her husband, and her elderly, ailing father.	A Passion's Night Bloom Director: Kwesi Awotwi Writer: Kwesi Awotwi Producer: Kwesi Awotwi United Kingdom / 2024 / 9'46 Short Film Beatrice, a teenage girl from Brixton, wants to pursue a career in dancing, but her traditionally-minded Ghanaian parents do not agree with her career choice.	Lees Waxul Director: Yoro MBAYE Producer: Diegane Niang Senegal / 2024 / 21' Short Film In his village, where bread is a luxury, Ousseynou, a former fisherman, has only the sale of stale baguettes to support his family. However, the opening of his sister-in-law Nafi's traditional bakery is an affront to him and gradually threatens his business.
The song of the return Director: John Agudelo Writer: John Agudelo Producer: Johanna Quintero Colombia / 2024 / 60' Documentary Elcy Valencia, a traditional singer, records her first album mixing rhythms from the territories that marked her life. During the process, she faces painful memories and, through music, redefines the meaning of home with her daughter.	Listening to Images_Escuchar Las Imágenes Diretor: Maica Gugolati Writer: Maica Gugolati, Paul Donneys, Cesar Torres Producer: Maica Gugolati Colombia / 2024 / 59'32 Documentary This documentary is based on research-based fieldwork (Dec 2022-Jan 2023) where seven Panamanian families of West Indian descent (Jamaica, Martinica, Barbados, Trinidad, and Guyana) between Panama City and Colon, who agreed to meet and share their family memories about being migrant workers who, in the XIX century, built the Panama Canal.	El Eco Director: Ángela Carabalí Writer: Ángela Carabalí Producer: Ángela Carabalí Executive Producer: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond Colombia / 2024 / 12'44 Short Documentary Buenaventura, el principal puerto comercial del Pacífico colombiano, es un lugar donde la exuberancia natural del río, la selva y el mar se entrelaza con la calidez de su gente, pero también con la violencia alimentada por bandas criminales vinculadas al narcotráfico.
Kuayé Director: Juan Fernando Uribe Writer: Juan Fernando Uribe Producers: Andres Benavides, Juan Fernando Uribe Colombie / 2023 / 13'12 Short Documentary "In the vibrant city of Cali, Fredy "Sebastian" Cuero, a charismatic marimba player from Guapi-Cauca, aims to fulfill his dream of becoming one of the best musicians in the Pacific region. His journey takes him to present himself, compete, and strive for victory at the iconic Petronio Álvarez Festival.	Dancing Fireflies Director: Eleggua Luna Laverde Writer: Eleggua Luna Laverde Producer: Laura Vanessa Valencia Cinematographer: Faiver Caicedo Colombia / 2025 / 19' Short Film “Danzan Las Luciérnagas” (“Dancing Fireflies”) is a short film centered on Keke, a wise Black trans woman in 4021 Cali, who faces a heart-wrenching decision after being accepted as a biologist for the second wave of human exomigration to Mars.	Mi Santa Comadre Director: Luis Carlos Osorio Páez Cinematographer: Juan Pablo Osorio Páez Production: Resistencia Music S.A.S. Colombia / 2015 / 41'59 Short Documentary The documentary celebrates the life and cultural legacy of Faustina Orobio, a guardian of traditional Afro-Colombian music from the Pacific coast. Through her mastery of marimba and oral traditions—recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage—the film highlights her role in preserving ancestral sounds and stories.
Guañuna Director: David Lasso Writer: David Lasso Producer: David Lasso Ecuador / 2022 / 74'07 Documentary Paul was 16 years old when he was captured by the Police while writing on a wall. The next day he was found dead in the ravine of his town. His father led an intense social struggle to seek justice, which brought together hundreds of young people from urban tribes, achieving a sentence of 20 years in prison for the three police officers involved. However, after three years they were released.

CATALOG

The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí

Director: Abbesi Akhamie Writer: Abbesi Akhamie Producer: Yety Omotomilola Akinola Nigeria / 2024 / 16'20 Short Film In the whimsical pan-African community of Alkebulan, a brilliant scholar plots revenge after discovering her fiancé's engagement to another woman.

Love, Joy & Power: Tools For Liberation

Sugar island

Omen

Sequence

The Adventures of Angosat

The Dog

Mansos

Akababuru: Expression of astonishment

Zanatany, When soulless shrouds whisper

IN-OUT

My Father and the Beach

Embers of anger

Hurry Up Hurry Up

Fighting Giants

Chikha - Queen

Unknown

Reef People

Learning to Dream

Romula

Under my skin

The Afro Mexpats

Fitofascias

Yadikoon, the little prince

Grace

The Rising Dawn

Palo alto

XY

Aprendiz de xamã Mukunã

58 Years Later (Voices of Today)

V's Secret

We are Griots

Civic

SCIENTIFIC INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE - The contributions of Dr. Héctor Antonio

Amanecer La Palabra

Unvirtuous

i bɔyɔrɔ?

The Last Harvest

The Final Round

Pied-à-terre

Oríkì Oshun

On the Traces of Cruel City

On the Threshold of Infinity

Macongo: The African Cordoba

Love Through The Lens

La ballade de saturne

Bellavista

Is it War ?

Les crampons de l'espoir

The Fisherman

Broken Mirrors

Neegu Goor

Before the daythe daylight breaks

Brief Tender Light

Beutset

Barbara

Ban'a Mayi

At The Edge of Skin

Babalawo

Dulce

Alafia

A Passion's Night Bloom

Director: Kwesi Awotwi Writer: Kwesi Awotwi Producer: Kwesi Awotwi United Kingdom / 2024 / 9'46 Short Film Beatrice, a teenage girl from Brixton, wants to pursue a career in dancing, but her traditionally-minded Ghanaian parents do not agree with her career choice.

Lees Waxul

The song of the return

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El Eco

Kuayé

Dancing Fireflies

Mi Santa Comadre

Guañuna