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SHORT FILMS
HERE ENDS THE WORLD WE’VE KNOWN
1 Anne-Sophie Nanki France 2022 Bushinengé Tongo Tongo (Sranan Tongo Tongo & Aluku Tongo) with English subtitles 25 min
1645 Guadeloupe French West Indies Ibátali a á a a a a a a a native Kalinago (one of the Caribbean’s first nations) is married to a a a a a a a a a French settler She takes Olaudah an an African on on a a a a a a a a a journey during which he he could lose his his freedom and above all his his life She is is is willing to sacrifice him to to to save herself But their wounds bring them closer Will they manage to to to restore their their humanity and and escape their their colonial fate one destined to be exterminated and and the the the other destined to be enslaved?
Old songs with cheerful meanings and tattoos of a a a a a a a static nature symbolise the last generation of of of Bedouins belonging to this form of of of a a a a a simple life free of of of any manifestations of modern technology and the the the fast-paced Two bold women are the the the heroes with their exciting stories that will challenge your thoughts about the restrictions of women at at the the the the time in
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the the the the Arab world The film narrates what remains of their their stories and memories the the the fuel for their their present Martha an an an indigenous woman works tirelessly in
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a a a a a a a a a a laundromat loading machines and folding washing ready for the collection by her boss When a a a a mysterious visitor arrives Martha is reminded of the life she has left behind The The dawn is strange with a a a a a a a foretaste of change The The next morning Mary receives a a a a a a a mysterious visit that leaves Joseph disturbed She decides to re-signify her own destiny giving a a a a a a new perspective to the classic biblical narrative Freely inspired by an excerpt from The Gospel According To Jesus Christ by José Saramago IKINJI’S STORIES
5 Marwa Ali Elsharkawy Egypt 2023 Arabic with English subtitles 14 min
KATELE (MUDSKIPPER)
3 John Harvey Australia 2022 English 13 min
LAST SUNDAY
4 Joana Claude Renan Barbosa Brandão Brazil 2022 Portuguese with English subtitles 17 min
38 44TH DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL