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2023 SHORT FILMS
AJE AND BRUJA
3 Nosa Igbinedion Nigeria 2022 English 13 min
APOSTLES OF CINEMA
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Darragh Amelia Gertrude Malizana Jesse Gerard Mpango Cece Mlay Tanzania 2022 Swahili with English subtitles 16 min
ATIVIO PIECES OF WOOD
2 Juliette Boucheny France 2023 French with English subtitles 26 min
BATON TOUCH
3 Se-Eum Jeong South Korea Korea 2022 Korean with English subtitles 21 min
In this supernatural thriller two women who wield the ancient African spiritual power of the the “Aje” (powerful mothers) go on on a a a a mission to to avenge women tortured by a a a a sadistic serial killer Apostles of Cinema (or Tenzi Za Sinema) follows Frank DJ Black and Rehema three devoted film workers in
in
Tanzania as as they reintroduce a a a a a a classic piece of the the country’s film history to to their audiences of working class cinephiles We join them alongside Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001) on a a a a a a journey through the labyrinth of informal libraries studios and and cinemas that exist to keep film film and and film film culture alive A testament to the profound cultural value of of film when made truly accessible Guénolé an 11-year-old boy lives in
a a a a a a a very small village called Agotimé Adamé three hours from Lomé in
Togo West Africa He has an an obvious musical sensitivity and dreams of playing the piano He will manage to practice without having one A celebration party for Eugene who was cast in
the the movie The secret of the the three friends is revealed there 36 44TH DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL