In the presence of the director
Direction: Nino Tropiano
Synopsis:
The story of Samira, a young woman from Zanzibar, who dreams of starting a family like all her friends, but is also determined to pursue higher education and a career. Throughout the seven years of her life, social pressure and respect for traditions constantly push her to choose one path over the other.
Duration: 88 minutes
Year: 2022
Feature-length Documentary Competition
DOMIN Award selection
Country and Language:
Tanzania
Swahili
Subtitled in French and English
Production
Fall Films
Luna Films
Location
Ciné Cambaie
Screening:
07/04 at 6:30 PM
Nino Tropiano initially worked as an actor, director, and freelance photographer. He graduated in directing and production from the National Film School in Dublin. His award-winning film Ndoto ya Samira / The Dream of Samira has been selected in over 60 festivals worldwide and recently won the Best Feature Film award at the Babel Film Festival – International Competition for Minority Language Cinema. His next project, Une mère impossible (An Impossible Mother), a feature film, is currently in development.
The FIFOI aims to highlight the cinematic diversity of our regions.
Opening Ceremony
April 5th, Stella Matutina, 6:30pm
Feature-length documentary competition : 1st part
April 6th, Ciné Cambaie, 2pm
Feature-length documentary competition : 2nd part
April 7, Ciné Cambaie, 6:30pm
Short film competition
April 8th, Ciné Cambaie 6:30pm
Awards and closing ceremony
April 9th, Stella Matutina, 6:30pm
The Film Market
April 6th to 9th, Hôtel Le Récif