Category / AFRIKAMERA SHORTS: BROTFABRIK SELECTION / DO 14 NOV 2024 / Films 2024

AFRIKAMERA SHORTS: BROTFABRIK SELECTION 18:00 BROTFABRIKKINO |  Yoro Mbaye |
Senegal / Belgium / France 2024 I Original Version with English Subtitles I 22 min |

In his village, where bread is scarce, Ousseynou, a former fisherman, makes a living by selling hard bread. However, the opening of his sister-in-law’s bakery leads to unspoken tensions that threaten his business and his role in the family.

AFRIKAMERA SHORTS: BROTFABRIK SELECTION 18:00 BROTFABRIKKINO | Floriane Zoundi | Burkina Faso 2024 I Original Version with English Subtitles I 13 min |

Rayann, 32, is a specialist in tropical plants and a respected scientist. But he loses his family in a terrorist attack. Since then, Rayann has lived in seclusion from the world, until one day he is taken hostage in his home by terrorists who are being pursued by the gendarmerie. In order to survive, he decides to use his knowledge of plants to get rid of his tormentors

AFRIKAMERA SHORTS: BROTFABRIK SELECTION 18:00 BROTFABRIKKINO | Natasha Craveiro |
Cape Verde 2024 | Original Version with English Subtitles| 52 min |

Pirinha is the story of a young woman in search of herself and her past. On her journey, she encounters the “evil” creatures of Cape Verdean folklore that she feared as a child. However, these encounters are tempered by memories of her time with her grandmother, who had a special knowledge of traditional medicine. A story about healing a childhood trauma, steeped in the cultural rituals of Cape Verde.