#film_africa

Our Picks + Black Is King (Special Guest)
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Our-Picks-Black-Is-King-Special-Guest

For this episode of Mydylarama’s Top Picks #Podcast, we’re joined by our guest, academic, film programmer and Japanese Avant-Garde and Experimental Film #Festival co-director George Crosthwait. George Crosthwait. George’s pick of the week, and also his first trip back to the cinema since February, is Shannon Murphy’s debut film ’Babyteeth’. An Australian coming-of-age drama that both impressed and confused him due to it’s tonal eccentricities. Abla’s picks of the week include Richard Pryor: Omit (...) #podcast

/ Festival, podcast, #Black_cinema, #Film_Africa

▻https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8399664
▻http://iffc.io
▻https://www.lkff.co.uk
▻https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12607910
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sptKbtXIn4o

Q&A with Sofia Alaoui, dir. Qu’importe si les bêtes meurent [So What if the Goats Die] - Clermont 2020
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Q-A-with-Sofia-Alaoui-dir-Qu-importe-si-les-betes-meurent-So-What-if-

In the heights of the Atlas mountains, Abdellah, a young shepherd, and his father are snowed in. As their animals start to starve, Abdellah goes in search of supplies in a village more than a day’s walk away. With his mule, he arrives in the village and discovers that it has been deserted because of a curious event that has left all the believers baffled. The product of a truly incredible mix of genres, this short is a mesmerising oddity shot amongst the stunning, other-worldly landscape of (...) #Festivals

/ #arab, #French_film, #Film_Africa, #Science_fiction

Q&A with Baloji, dir. Zombies - Clermont 2020 PRIX #Festivals CONNEXION AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Q-A-with-Baloji-dir-Zombies-Clermont-2020-Grand-Prize

The film “Zombie” is a journey between hope and dystopia in a hallucinated Kinhsasa, from the culture of the hair salon to futuristic solitary clubbing, from the urban parade to the glory of a dictator in campaign (Papa Bollo) to modern western in the Takeshi Kitano style. In parallel, the film is based on the almost carnal relationship we have with our phones. The device becoming like an outgrowth of the hand and giving us the talent of digital ubiquity... Baloji is a multidisciplinary (...) Festivals

/ #Film_Africa, #Short, #Music, #experimental

▻https://www.baloji.com

Q&A with Anthony Nti, dir. Da Yie - Clermont 2020 Grand Prize
▻https://www.mydylarama.org.uk/Q-A-with-Anthony-Nti-dir-Da-Yie-Clermont-2020-Grand-Prize

A foreigner in Ghana gets an assignment from his gang to recruit kids for a risky job that will take place later that evening. He finds Prince and Matilda, two lively kids and good friends, and plans to hand them over to the gang. After spending the day with them, he starts to question his decision and how it will affect their future. Shot on a very low budget, Anthony Nti’s Da Yie (good night)’s style is uncannily reminiscent of City of God and indeed the Brazilian film is one of his main (...) #Festivals

/ #Film_Africa, #Short