third edition films
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Aparthiba-A World Beyond
A film by Sudipta Barai
Despite marital abuse, Pori, an NGO worker, visits her jailed husband, retracing how she arrived here and who she has become.
Despite marital abuse, Pori, an NGO worker, visits her jailed husband, retracing how she arrived here and who she has become.
Ce sera mieux demain
A film by Joannès Stéphanie
Rémi and Virginie Hoareau are pioneers of living soil agriculture in tropical climates. In southern Réunion, an agricultural region dominated by sugarcane monoculture, they are dedicated to ...
Rémi and Virginie Hoareau are pioneers of living soil agriculture in tropical climates. In southern Réunion, an agricultural region dominated by sugarcane monoculture, they are dedicated to ...
D’une rive à l’autre de l’Océan Indien
A film by Rosemine Safy-Borget
The odyssey of the Gujarati Indians, from India to Madagascar and on to Réunion Island, questions Réunionese identity.
The odyssey of the Gujarati Indians, from India to Madagascar and on to Réunion Island, questions Réunionese identity.
Dear ancestor
A film by Lova Nantenaina and Eva Lova-Bély
2067, Reunion Island: a mother and her daughter pray to their ancestors of the sea people of Madagascar. Their ancestral lands have been devastated by a major mining ...
2067, Reunion Island: a mother and her daughter pray to their ancestors of the sea people of Madagascar. Their ancestral lands have been devastated by a major mining ...
Float
A film by Lydia Matata
A teen swimmer’s confidence falters under her coach’s criticism, until an unexpected friendship helps her accept her body.
A teen swimmer’s confidence falters under her coach’s criticism, until an unexpected friendship helps her accept her body.
Lo chan lo bassin
A film by Célia Berby Maillot
Ondine returns to Reunion Island after a long absence, as her Grand-Pa is dying. While preparing to say goodbye, she has a strange encounter in a waterway. This moment draws her into the ...
Ondine returns to Reunion Island after a long absence, as her Grand-Pa is dying. While preparing to say goodbye, she has a strange encounter in a waterway. This moment draws her into the ...
L’asile Lontan
A film by Danielle Jay
In 1960, a young neuropsychiatrist discovers Reunion Island when he comes to fill in temporarily at the Saint-Paul hospital. The stay becomes a lifetime. Through his 16 mm films and his intimate ...
In 1960, a young neuropsychiatrist discovers Reunion Island when he comes to fill in temporarily at the Saint-Paul hospital. The stay becomes a lifetime. Through his 16 mm films and his intimate ...
Marimar & les coeurs brisés
A film by Marine Hervé
When her favorite soap opera ends, Josiane falls into a coma. Marimar and her family decide to film the rest of the series themselves to save their grandmother.
When her favorite soap opera ends, Josiane falls into a coma. Marimar and her family decide to film the rest of the series themselves to save their grandmother.
Mayotte, Those Who Escaped the Streets
A film by Romain Fleury and Séline Soula
In Tsoundzou 2, a neighborhood of the Mahoran capital, young people live in groups on the streets. Theft, extortion, small hustles: they try to survive through resourcefulness. ...
In Tsoundzou 2, a neighborhood of the Mahoran capital, young people live in groups on the streets. Theft, extortion, small hustles: they try to survive through resourcefulness. ...
Moring, on the Routes of Slavery
A film by Sami Chalak
Through the practice of Moring, the film explores the former slave routes linking Madagascar, the Comoros, Reunion Island, and Mozambique. Moring is far more than a martial art; it is a shared ...
Through the practice of Moring, the film explores the former slave routes linking Madagascar, the Comoros, Reunion Island, and Mozambique. Moring is far more than a martial art; it is a shared ...
Moz’Ar, mon Style
A film by Sébastien Petretti
Trapped within the walls of a disadvantaged neighborhood in Port-Louis, Nolwenn, an introverted child, lives with her tablet as her only window to the world. Yet she dreams in music—a ...
Trapped within the walls of a disadvantaged neighborhood in Port-Louis, Nolwenn, an introverted child, lives with her tablet as her only window to the world. Yet she dreams in music—a ...
NFR – New Free Reunion
A film by Manon Amacouty
Thanks to an administrative glitch, La Réunion accidentally slips out of the French Republic and reappears as the N.F.R. — the New Free Réunion.
Thanks to an administrative glitch, La Réunion accidentally slips out of the French Republic and reappears as the N.F.R. — the New Free Réunion.
Ni Kayé
A film by Salomé Moindjie--Gallet
Ansoir, a young Comorian boxer, dreams of elsewhere. Leaving the island seems impossible, the sea taunts him,and his body becomes his only passport.
Ansoir, a young Comorian boxer, dreams of elsewhere. Leaving the island seems impossible, the sea taunts him,and his body becomes his only passport.
One side of the road
A film by Jalil Nordman
Dans un village d’Inde du Sud, une route divise espoir et oppression. Quatre Dalits, les ex « intouchables », livrent une lutte intime pour survivre : dettes, exploitation du travail, ...
Dans un village d’Inde du Sud, une route divise espoir et oppression. Quatre Dalits, les ex « intouchables », livrent une lutte intime pour survivre : dettes, exploitation du travail, ...
Poets make the sun rise
A film by Céline Aho-Nienne
On Reunion Island, students deprived of a Creole competition celebrate a kabar fonnkèr and find strength, hope and dreams of the future in poetry.
On Reunion Island, students deprived of a Creole competition celebrate a kabar fonnkèr and find strength, hope and dreams of the future in poetry.
Punter
A film by Jason Adam Maselle
Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.
Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.
Silent waves
A film by Franco Clerc
Two years after a shipwreck, estranged friends reunite in Majunga to face grief, buried truths, and a chance at reconciliation.
Two years after a shipwreck, estranged friends reunite in Majunga to face grief, buried truths, and a chance at reconciliation.
Sonia Honey
A film by Ameesha Joshi
An actress navigates the blurred lines between reel and reality, unearthing buried truths about identity and aging in a world that constantly rewrites her relevance.
An actress navigates the blurred lines between reel and reality, unearthing buried truths about identity and aging in a world that constantly rewrites her relevance.
Sulaimani
A film by Vinnie Ann Bose
One evening in Paris, two strangers – both young women from Kerala, India, find themselves in an Indian restaurant, where the sights, sounds and smells take them on a symbolic journey of ...
One evening in Paris, two strangers – both young women from Kerala, India, find themselves in an Indian restaurant, where the sights, sounds and smells take them on a symbolic journey of ...
The Empty Grave
A film by Agnes Lisa Wegner and Cece Mlay
Two Tanzanian families set out in search of their stolen ancestors. Their quest leads them to Germany, where tens of thousands of skulls and bones from former German colonies ...
Two Tanzanian families set out in search of their stolen ancestors. Their quest leads them to Germany, where tens of thousands of skulls and bones from former German colonies ...
The Feast
A film by Rishi Chandna
As pollution threatens her lake, a fisherwoman decides to take on a powerful politician by preparing a feast for him featuring an unforgettable secret dish.
As pollution threatens her lake, a fisherwoman decides to take on a powerful politician by preparing a feast for him featuring an unforgettable secret dish.
The legendary pas of the sugarcane people
A film by Céline Aho-Nienne
In Reunion Island, the Grands-Bois factory was once one of the largest sugar refineries and distilleries on the island. Grands-Bois experienced four decades of golden age (1950-1990). When ...
In Reunion Island, the Grands-Bois factory was once one of the largest sugar refineries and distilleries on the island. Grands-Bois experienced four decades of golden age (1950-1990). When ...
The Village Next To Paradise
A film by Mo Harawe
A small village in the scorching, windy Somali desert. Mamargade, a single father, works multiple odd jobs to give his son Cigaal a better life. His sister Araweelo, who has just gotten divorced, ...
A small village in the scorching, windy Somali desert. Mamargade, a single father, works multiple odd jobs to give his son Cigaal a better life. His sister Araweelo, who has just gotten divorced, ...
Vândalos
A film by Melchior Ferreira and Americo Bila
The audience watched this 15-minute film which, although devoid of dialogue, puts Lembranço, a child who tries to survive by selling on the streets and who goes through ...
The audience watched this 15-minute film which, although devoid of dialogue, puts Lembranço, a child who tries to survive by selling on the streets and who goes through ...
Vultures
A film by Dian Weys
In the volatile moments after a car crash, yet before the authorities arrive, a hot-headed yet desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. But the situation quickly spirals out of his control.
In the volatile moments after a car crash, yet before the authorities arrive, a hot-headed yet desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. But the situation quickly spirals out of his control.
Wade
A film by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya and Kalp Sanghvi.
In a version of Kolkata, India, rendered unlivable by sea level rise, things take a dark turn when a family of climate change refugees are ambushed by a tiger on the ...
In a version of Kolkata, India, rendered unlivable by sea level rise, things take a dark turn when a family of climate change refugees are ambushed by a tiger on the ...
Where Two Oceans Meet
A film by Lulu Scott
In 2014 Phadiel wrote to me: “Lulu; at the Cape of Good Hope the two oceans do not mix.” It is the last place Phadiel went with his wife Kulsum before returning to prison. A few kilometers to the ...
In 2014 Phadiel wrote to me: “Lulu; at the Cape of Good Hope the two oceans do not mix.” It is the last place Phadiel went with his wife Kulsum before returning to prison. A few kilometers to the ...