Jean Marie Teno Camerun, France 1999 | 61 Min. | 16 mm, OmeU
Chef! is a film about frustration. Frustration in the face of growing misery in a country rich in natural resources which are exclusively there for the benefit of a powerful … read more
Hillie Mollenaar Netherlands 1997 | 60 Min. | 35 mm, OmeU
From Tanzania and from Rwanda to Zaire, some half a million refugees from Tutsi-Hutu violence streamed in to create boom town called Benaco. The newcomers – whose roles in Rwanda … read more
Kim Longinotto Great Britain 1998 | 80 Min. | 16 mm, OmeU
Iranian women seeking divorce meet with strong opposition. Often, they stand helpless while their husbands win in law-suits and get the custody of their children, even if they abuse them … read more
Fatima Jebli Ouazzani Netherlands 1997 | 67 Min. | 35 mm, OmeU
»In our islamic society , it’s always the woman who pays the price, why?« With these words a young Maroccan woman sums up, the until today unbroken patriachal dominance of … read more
Moussa Sene Absa France, Senegal 1998 | 52 Min. | BetaSP, OmeU
JEF JEL is a documentary about the Islamic confederation of the Mourides in Senegal. Travelling from Dakar to Touba, where the movement was born, disciples bear witness to their religion. … read more
Hubert Sauper Austria, France 1997 | 45 Min. | 35 mm, OmeU
Along an overgrown railtrack south of Kinsangani, ex-Stanleyville, lost refugees are discovered by an expedition of the UN. There are 80.000 (!) Hutus from far away Rwanda. They are the … read more
Rachid Bouchareb France 1997 | 90 Min. | 35 mm, OmeU
Nora has had a strict upbringing. Her familiy comes from Algeria and her parents are rigorous in their maintenance of traditional customes. Nora has learned over the years to make … read more
Jean Paul Colleyn France 1997 | 57 Min. | BetaSP, OmeU
Wrapped in their long boubous, carrying huge striped plastic bags, Senegalese streetvendors have become a common sight in big cities all over the world. From Dakar to Marseille, from Antwerpen … read more
Abdelkrim Bahloul Algeria, France 1997 | 90 Min. | 35 mm, OmeU
In Paris, Monsieur Slimani, an old man, witnesses an assasination. Persued by the murderers, he escapes into a mosque. Discovering, that the murderer is a mighty person, he becomes anxious … read more
Made with the most rudimentary tools of filmmaking LECHE is a black and white film which examines details of the lives of a rural mexican family. The film was hand … read more
Yamina Benguigui Algeria, France 1997 | 160 Min. | BetaSP, OmeU
This three-parted film allows maghrebinian immigrants to speak: fathers (part I), mothers (part II) and their children (part III). With archivematerial and interviews Yasmina Benguigui analyses the »machinery« of immigration. … read more
Thierry Michel Belgium, France 1999 | 135 Min. | 35 mm, OmeU
At the end of 1965 in the ex-Belgian Congo torn and exhausted by five years of unrest, General Mobutu and the army set up a powerful state soon to be … read more
Vicky Funari Canada, Mexico, USA 1997 | 88 Min. | 16 mm, OmeU
Paulina Cruz Suarez, now just turned 50, has worked as a maid in Mexico City since she was 15. She talks of her household tasks and her cooking, until we … read more
How do we get along with each other when our views collide? This is a modern, urban question which is vital and universal. Four Egyptian women dare to answer this … read more
Laurent Bocahut, Philip Brooks France 1998 | 62 Min. | BetaSP, OmeU
WOUBI CHÉRI is a documentary that looks at gay life in contemporary Africa. The film takes place in the Ivory Coast and features a range of characters from Vincent, a … read more
Laurent van Lancker, Robin Shuffield Belgium 1998 | 52 Min. | BetaSP, OmeU
‘Ymako Téatri’, a theatre company based in Ivory Coast, uses street theatre to question some contemporary West African problems. Their originality consists in using the ‘invisible theatre’ method in order … read more
Bouna Medoune Seye France, Senegal 1998 | 52 Min. | BetaSP, OmeU
»Que la parole soit claire / la vie tient en deux jours / le jour de la naissance, le jour de la mort / Laisser sa culture pour une autre … read more
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