2022 Festival Schedule
Friday, September 22 (Click to Expand)
Saturday, September 23 (Click to Expand)
Shimoni
8:30 am |
6th Annual Symposium: Vulnerability/Fragility and Cinemawith Moderated by Dr. Etienne-Marie Lassi (University of Manitoba), |
12:15 pm | Boxed | Director: Wanjiru Njendu (Kenya/USA) |6 mins | English Talia’s Journey | Director: Christophe Rolin (Belgium, Senegal, Luxembourg) | 80 mins | French/Wolof with English Subtitle |
2:15 pm | Halves & Doubles | Director: Adam Mbowe (Canada) |15 mins | English Myth of a Black Woman | Directors: Ayana O’Shun (Canada) | 94 mins | French with English Subtitle |
4:25 pm | Mirror Mirror | Director: Sandulela Asanda (South Africa) | 9 mins | English Shimoni | Director: Wanjiku Wamal (Kenya) | 97 mins | Swahili/English with English Subtitle |
6:35 pm | Kolonga | Martin Makinatow (DR Congo) | 20 mins | French with English Subtitle Sada’s Sheep | Director: Pape Bounam Lopy (Senegal) | 62 mins | Wolof/French with English Subtitle |
8:25 pm | Patient 115 | Director: Jules François Preira (Senegal) | 12 mins | French with English Subtitle Banel and Adama | Director: Ramata-Toulaye Sy (Senegal/France/Mali) | 87 mins | Pulaar with English Subtitle |
Sunday, September 24 (Click to Expand)
1:00 pm | Short Program Umwali | Director: Inès Girihirwe (Rwanda) | 18 mins | English Subtitle Butterfly Cinema | Director: Ekramy Maher (Egypt) 18 mins | English Anonymes | Director: Rama Reyane Sow (Senegal) | 15 mins | Russian with English Subtitle L’envoye de dieu/The Envoy of God | Director: Amina Absoulaye Mamani (Niger/Burkina Faso/Rwanda) 25 mins | French with English Subtitle Here Ends the World we Know/ Ici s’achève le monde connu | Director: Anne-Sophie Nanki (Guadeloupe) 25 mins | Sranan tongo, Aluku tongo, French with English Subtitle |
3:00 pm | Ulwandle Lushile/Meeting the Tides | Director: Tembisa Jordaan (South Africa) | 10 mins | English Subtitle Gazing at Stars/Simin Zetwal/Meeting the Tides | Director: David Constantin (Mauritius) 93 mins | French/Creole with English Subtitle |
5:00 pm | Maybe Tomorrow | Director: Orinthia Shondell Babb (Canada) 6 mins | English Sadrack | Director: Nacisse Wandji (Cameroun) 91 mins | French with English Subtitle |
7:00 pm | Home Away From Home | Director: Rohit Srinath (Canada) 8 mins | English Mami Wata | Director: C.J. Obasi (Nigeria) 108 mins | Pidgin English/English |
About the Festival
Welcome to the African Movie Festival in Manitoba, the premier event celebrating the best of African cinema! Get ready to immerse yourself in a thrilling cinematic experience like no other, as we showcase the finest films from across the African continent, as well as from Africans in Canada, the USA, Europe, and beyond.
Our fall event promises to be a captivating and unforgettable celebration of black culture and artistry. In addition to screening outstanding films, the festival also hosts a symposium featuring keynote speakers and panelists who share their insights on black cinema, its impact on society, and its role in shaping culture.
At the African Movie Festival in Manitoba, you will be transported on a journey of discovery, as you witness the diversity, richness, and creativity of African cinema. From powerful dramas to heartwarming comedies, from thought-provoking documentaries to experimental films, our festival offers a range of genres and styles that will leave you inspired, enlightened, and entertained.
Join us for an unforgettable celebration of African cinema and culture at the African Movie Festival in Manitoba. We can’t wait to share this exciting experience with you!
6th Annual Symposium: Fragility/Vulnerability and Cinema
Keynote: Alexie Tcheuyap
Prof. Alexie Tcheuyap is the Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, International Student Experience, University of Toronto, and a Professor at the Department of French of the University of Toronto.
Professor Tcheuyap was educated in Cameroon (École Normale Supérieure & University of Yaoundé), Scotland (Moray House College) and Canada (Queen’s University). He is currently a Full Professor in the Department of French where he was Associate Chair and Chair before his appointment as Vice-Dean Faculty, Academic Life & Equity in the Faculty of Arts & Science, a position he held from 2019 to 2021.
A Senior Fellow of the European Institutes for Advanced Study, Professor Tcheuyap has also taught at the University of Calgary and been Visiting Professor at universities across Europe, Africa and the US. A recipient of several SSHRC research grants, amongst other funding and awards, his scholarship focuses on African literary, cinema and media studies, fields in which he has published extensively in journals like Politique Africaine, Research in African Literatures, Présence Africaine, Études Littéraires, Présence Francophone or Études françaises, to name a few. A selection of his many noteworthy book publications includes: De l’écrit à l’écran (Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa, 2005); Postnationalist African Cinemas (Manchester UP, 2011); Autoritarisme, presse et violence au Cameroun (Karthala, 2014) and Avoir peur. Insécurité et roman en Afrique francophone (Presses de l’Université Laval, 2019; with Hervé Tchumkam).
Image Credit: University of Toronto
Now Showing
Sira
Director: Apolline Traore (Burkina Faso)
121 mins | French with English Subtitle
Showing Sept 22, 2023 | 7pm
Talia’s Journey
Director: Christophe Rolin (Senegal) |80mins | Wolof/French with English Subtitles
Showing Sept 23, 2023 | 12:15pm
Myth of a Black Woman
Director: Ayana O’Shun (Canada) 94min | French with English subtitles
Showing Sept 23, 2023 | 2:15pm
Mirror Mirror
Director: Sandulela Asanda (South Africa) 9mins | English
Showing Sept 23, 2023 | 4:25pm
Kolonga (Make it out)
Director: Martin Makinatow (DR Congo) 20min | French with English subtitles
Showing Sept 23, 2023 | 6:35pm
Patient 115
Director: Jules françois Preira (Senegal) 12 mins | French with English Subtitle
Showing Sept 23, 2023 | 8:25pm
The Envoy of God/L’envoyee de dieu
Director: Amina Abdoulaye Mamani (Niger/Burkina Faso/Rwanda ) 25 min | Hausa/French with English Subtitles
Showing Sept 24, 2023 | 1:00 pm
Here Ends the World We Know / Ici s’achève le monde connu
Director: Anne-Sophie Nanki (Guadeloupe)
25 min | Sranan tongo, Aluku tongo, Français with English Subtitles
Showing Sept 25, 2022 | 1:00 pm
Ulwandle Lushile / Meeting the Tides
Director: Tembisa Jordaan (South Africa) 10 mins | English Subtitles
Showing Sept 24, 2023 |3:00 pm
Gazing at Stars / Simin Zetwal / Regarde les étoiles
Directors: David Constantin (Mauritius) 93 min | French/Creole with English Subtitle
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 3:00 pm
Sadrack
Director: Nacisse Wandji (Cameroun) 91 min | French with English Subtitles
Showing Sept 24, 2023 | 5:00pm
Mami Wata
Director: C.J. Obasi (Nigeria) 108 min | Nigerian Pidgin/English
Showing Sept 24, 2023 | 7:00 pm
A Special Thanks to Our Funders and Sponsors
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Meet our Team
BEN AKOH
Founder/President
BRENDA AUSTIN-SMITH
Adviser
SHEILA PETTY
Adviser
MBYE CHAM
Adviser
ONOOKOME OKOME
Adviser
SARAH B. BUCHANAN
Adviser
CHIGBO ARTHUR ANYADUBA
Adviser
ÉTIENNE-MARIE LASSI
Adviser
NANDOZIE EKEOCHA
Volunteer
BABATUNDE O. ONIKOYI
Volunteer
ANA CAMILA ESTEVES
Colaborator